The difference between Great and Mediocre

When used as nouns, great means a person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim, whereas mediocre means a person of minor significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

When used as adjectives, great means relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.&nbsp, whereas mediocre means having no peculiar or outstanding features.

Great is also interjection with the meaning: expression of gladness and content about something.

Great is also adverb with the meaning: very well.

check bellow for the other definitions of Great and Mediocre

  1. Great as an adjective:

    Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i. e. having many parts or members) or duration (i. e. relatively long); very big.

    Examples:

    "A great storm is approaching our shores."

    "a great assembly"

    "a great wait"

  2. Great as an adjective:

    Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.

    Examples:

    "the great auk"

  3. Great as an adjective (qualifying nouns of family relationship):

    Involving more generations than the word qualified implies (from 1510s). [see Derived terms]

    Examples:

    "'great-grandfather"

  4. Great as an adjective (obsolete, postpositive, followed by 'with'):

    Pregnant; large with young; full of.

    Examples:

    "'great with child"

    "'great with hope"

  5. Great as an adjective (obsolete, except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy'):

    Intimate; familiar.

  6. Great as an adjective:

    Extreme or more than usual.

    Examples:

    "'great worry"

  7. Great as an adjective:

    Of significant importance or consequence; important.

    Examples:

    "a great decision"

  8. Great as an adjective (applied to actions, thoughts and feelings):

    Arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.

    Examples:

    "a great deed"

    "a great nature"

    "a great history"

  9. Great as an adjective:

    Impressive or striking.

    Examples:

    "a great show of wealth"

  10. Great as an adjective:

    Much in use; favoured.

    Examples:

    "Poetry was a great convention of the Romantic era."

  11. Great as an adjective (applied to persons):

    Endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.

    Examples:

    "a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, writer etc."

  12. Great as an adjective:

    Title referring to an important leader.

    Examples:

    "Alexander the Great'"

  13. Great as an adjective:

    Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.

    Examples:

    "What a great buffoon!"

    "He's not a great one for reading."

    "a great walker"

  14. Great as an adjective (often followed by 'at'):

    Skilful or adroit.

    Examples:

    "a great carpenter"

    "You are great at singing."

  15. Great as an adjective (informal):

    Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).

    Examples:

    "Dinner was great."

  16. Great as an adjective (informal, British):

    Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.

    Examples:

    "a dirty great smack in the face"

    "'Great Scott!"

  1. Great as a noun:

    A person of major significance, accomplishment or acclaim.

    Examples:

    "Newton and Einstein are two of the greats of the history of science."

  2. Great as a noun (music):

    The main division in a pipe organ, usually the loudest division.

  1. Great as an adverb:

    very well

    Examples:

    "Those mechanical colored pencils work great because they don't have to be sharpened."

  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.

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