Noun

The quality of being intermediate between two extremes; a mean.

(obsolete) A middle course of action; moderation, balance.

*, New York Review Books 2001, p.273:

In adversity I wish for prosperity, and in prosperity I am afraid of adversity. What mediocrity may be found?

(uncountable) The condition of being mediocre; having only an average degree of quality, skills etc.; no better than standard.

An individual with mediocre abilities or achievements.

Noun

(en noun)

An unremarkable, ordinary human being.

(slang, derogatory, in various subcultures) A person considered to be "normal", part of the mainstream culture, outside the subculture, not part of the elite group.

* {{quote-magazine

, year = 1959 , date = December 1 , first = Ron , last = Bennett , authorlink = , magazine = Skyrack , title = , url = http://www.gostak.co.uk/skyrack/SKYRACK10.htm , volume = , issue = 10 , page = , passage = THE LIVERPOOL PARTY at Pat and Frank Milnes’ celebrated both the Gunpowder Plot and the Liverpool Club’s 400th and something meeting. Two mundane and non-fan friends of the hosts - women, too - played brag all night and Norman Weedall disappeared at 3 a.m. }}

* {{quote-magazine

, year = 1989 , date = Spring , first = Lawrence , last = Person , authorlink = , magazine = , title = Fear and Loathing in New Orleans: A Savage Journey Into the Heart of American Fandom , url = , volume = 2 , issue = 3 (whole number

7)

, page = 10 , passage = The Demon Barber and I played Shock the Mundanes . The door would open up and we would start a sentence in mid-imaginary conversation, like—‘Of course, they never found the body.’ }}

* 1996 , "Angel of Death", furries vs. mundanes'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.fan.furry )

Some people just think your (SIC) a sicko or something for enjoying the art. I know that alot (SIC) of the time, I would rather see some nice nude furrygirls instead of pictures of nude mundanes .

(fandom slang) The world outside fandom; the normal, mainstream world.

* {{quote-magazine

, year = 1966 , date = November , first = Lee , last = Hoffman , authorlink = , magazine = Science-Fiction Five-Yearly , title = Our Authors , url = http://fanac.org/fanzines/SF_Five_Yearly/sffy4-34.html , volume = , issue = 4 , page = 35 , passage = Long famed in fandom, Mr. Bloch skyrocketed to prominence in the mundane when his autobiographical novel, PSYCHO, was made into a hit motion picture. }}