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Wiktionary
n. The state or quality of being average.
WordNet
n. the state of being that is average; indicates normality but with connotations of mediocrity
ordinariness as a consequence of being average and not outstanding [syn: mediocrity]
Wikipedia
In physical attractiveness studies, averageness describes the physical beauty that results from averaging the facial features of people of the same gender and approximately the same age. The majority of averageness studies have focused on photographic overlay studies of human faces, in which images are morphed together. The term “average” is used strictly to denote the technical definition of the mathematical mean. An averaged face is not unremarkable, but is, in fact, quite good looking. Nor is it typical in the sense of common or frequently occurring in the population, though it appears familiar, and is typical in the sense that it is a good example of a face that is representative of the category of faces.
A possible evolutionary explanation for averageness is koinophilia, in which sexually-reproducing animals seek mates with primarily average features, because extreme and uncommon features are likely to indicate disadvantageous mutations.
Usage examples of "averageness".
This ties in with their theory that human sexual selection is based on choosing mates whose appearance shows averageness plus symmetry, modified by those features exaggerated by testosterone in men and estrogen in women.
A mediumsized chunk of reddishbrown rock with a few dark seas thrown in for contrast, it circled around a yellow star notable only for its averageness.
A medium-sized chunk of reddish-brown rock with a few dark seas thrown in for contrast, it circled around a yellow star notable only for its averageness.
Small minds running a small planet, terrified of someone who smacks of potential greatness-or even potential averageness.
As night descended and dragonfiies entered the wards, it was the very averageness of this hospital that was so shocking: For the majority of the people on this planet—and for the vast majority of Africans—this is what they come to when they are seriously ill, if they are lucky.
The personification of averageness: an ordinary face, slightly sallow, long in the English way, with pronounced eye sockets and a strong jaw, and a pipe permanently fixed in his mouth.