middling C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled middlin and midling US /ˈmɪdlɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɪdlɪŋ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of medium quality, size, or rank; mediocre The harvest was middling, neither good nor bad. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of medium quality, size, or... mediocreaveragemoderateordinaryfairpassableindifferent ↔ Opposites excellentsuperioroutstandingexceptional Word family Related forms middlemid Etymology AI details From middle (from Old English middel) + -ing; originally Scots and northern English, applied to goods of a middle grade. middel Old English *medʰyos Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # middling **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪdlɪŋ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪdlɪŋ/ ## Meanings 1. of medium quality, size, or rank; mediocre ## Examples - The harvest was middling, neither good nor bad. ## Synonyms - mediocre - average - moderate - ordinary - fair - passable - indifferent ## Antonyms - excellent - superior - outstanding - exceptional ## Related Forms - middle - mid ## Roots and Affixes - Root: middel - Root: *medʰyos ## Etymology From middle (from Old English middel) + -ing; originally Scots and northern English, applied to goods of a middle grade. ## AI Etymology Middling is from middle (from Old English middel) + -ing; originally Scots and northern English, applied to goods of a middle grade. In present-day use, it means of medium quality, size, or rank; mediocre. Related vocabulary includes middle and mid. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown