averageness
State of ordinariness
Averageness is the quality of being average—ordinary, typical, unremarkable.
The word often carries a faint negative charge, suggesting mediocrity or lack of distinction: The averageness of the food didn't justify the prices.
In statistical contexts, it can be more neutral, simply indicating closeness to a mean or norm.
Standard, unremarkable
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
routine · everyday · commonplace · usual · predictable · normalcy · regularity · ordinariness
Of only moderate quality
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
- unexceptionalNot standing out
forgettable · plain · undistinguished · insipid · vanilla · colorless · dull · prosaic
Average, or spiteful
- medianCentral sorted value
- modeWay or method
- midpointExact center between two
- central tendencyData's typical value
distribution · deviation · variance · norm · baseline · bell curve · standard deviation · percentile
One who acts for another
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
- quintessentialRepresenting the ideal type
archetypal · prototypical · standard · model · textbook · classic · illustrative · indicative
ordinary
Standard, unremarkable
conventional · routine · everyday · commonplace · usual · predictable · normalcy · regularity · ordinariness · mainstream
mediocre
Of only moderate quality
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
- ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
unexceptional · forgettable · plain · undistinguished · insipid · vanilla · colorless · dull · prosaic · humdrum
mean
Average, or spiteful
central tendency · distribution · deviation · variance · norm · baseline · bell curve · standard deviation · percentile · aggregate
representative
One who acts for another
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- characteristicDistinguishing quality or trait
- exemplaryServing as ideal model
quintessential · archetypal · prototypical · standard · model · textbook · classic · illustrative · indicative · symptomatic
standard
Level of quality accepted
yardstick · gauge · measure · reference · parameter · threshold · benchmark · calibration · index · specification
- beautymakeup, cosmetics, lipstick, mascara, eyeliner
- Face Perceptioneye contact, facial expressions, emotion recognition, face recognition, smile detection
averagenessexcellence
Outstanding quality or merit
greatness · mediocrity · superiority · exceptionalism · brilliance
averagenessabnormality
Deviation from expected state
atypicality · unusualness · extremity · deviation · anomaly
averagenessdistinctiveness
Quality of being distinguishable
uniqueness · remarkableness · extraordinariness · memorability · notability