Difference between Mediocre and Fair

What is the difference between Mediocre and Fair?

Mediocre as an adjective is ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality; while Fair as an adjective is beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.

Mediocre

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Ordinary: not extraordinary; not special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality;

Example sentence: There are pockets of great food in Spain, but there are also pockets of very mediocre food in Spain, and the same in Morocco and the same in Croatia and the same in Germany and the same in Austria.

Fair

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.Unblemished and innocent; clean and pure.Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also refers to blond hair.Just, equitable.Adequate, reasonable, or decent.Between the baselines.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex'; also as a collective singular, women.A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline and reduce air drag.To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).To make fair.

Example sentence: A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.

We hope you now know whether to use Mediocre or Fair in your sentence.

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