Definitions
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- noun The state or quality of being
average .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding
- noun the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
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Examples
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Winkielman pointed out that this "beauty in averageness" could apply to things like the silhouette of a car, a watch, as well as to people.
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Decades later, the main protagonist of "Sawako Decides" is convinced not of the greatness of Imperial Japan, her community and herself but of their "averageness".
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The "averageness" of this team has driven the team to make a significant move.
The Wages of Wins Journal dberri 2010
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They also posit that "averageness" (like symmetry) is a proxy for health, and that we may be predisposed by biology and evolution to find average faces attractive.
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They also posit that "averageness" (like symmetry) is a proxy for health, and that we may be predisposed by biology and evolution to find average faces attractive.
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They also posit that "averageness" (like symmetry) is a proxy for health, and that we may be predisposed by biology and evolution to find average faces attractive.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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His comeback story is remarkable, but his checkered injury history and "averageness" as a closer make this the one glaring liability on the Rays.
MVN 2009
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They also posit that "averageness" (like symmetry) is a proxy for health, and that we may be predisposed by biology and evolution to find average faces attractive.
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They also posit that "averageness" (like symmetry) is a proxy for health, and that we may be predisposed by biology and evolution to find average faces attractive.
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My deception fooled my peers, who quit calling me Beanpole and accepted my averageness with metallic grins and open arms, but my teachers were incensed and requested monthly teacher/parent consultations.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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