The difference between Divine and Mediocre

When used as nouns, divine means one skilled in divinity, whereas mediocre means a person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

When used as adjectives, divine means of or pertaining to a god, whereas mediocre means having no peculiar or outstanding features.


Divine is also verb with the meaning: to foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

check bellow for the other definitions of Divine and Mediocre

  1. Divine as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a god.

  2. Divine as an adjective:

    Eternal, holy, or otherwise godlike.

  3. Divine as an adjective:

    Of superhuman or surpassing excellence.

  4. Divine as an adjective:

    Beautiful, heavenly.

  5. Divine as an adjective (obsolete):

    Foreboding; prescient.

  6. Divine as an adjective:

    Relating to divinity or theology.

  1. Divine as a noun:

    One skilled in divinity; a theologian.

  2. Divine as a noun:

    A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.

  3. Divine as a noun (often capitalized, with 'the'):

    God or a god, particularly in its aspect as a transcendental concept.

  1. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To foretell (something), especially by the use of divination.

  2. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To guess or discover (something) through intuition or insight.

  3. Divine as a verb (transitive):

    To search for (underground objects or water) using a divining rod.

  4. Divine as a verb:

    To render divine; to deify.

  1. Mediocre as an adjective:

    Having no peculiar or outstanding features; not extraordinary, special, exceptional, or great; of medium quality.

    Examples:

    "I'm pretty good at tennis but only mediocre at racquetball."

  1. Mediocre as a noun:

    A person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim; a common and undistinguished person.

  2. Mediocre as a noun (historical):

    A member of a socioeconomic class between the upper ranks of society and the agricultural workers.