happy medium

noun

A balanced position between two opposite extremes.

“The tone of the paper strikes a happy medium between layman approachability and technical accuracy.”

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Meanings

nounhappy medium (plural happy mediums)

plural happy mediums

  1. idiomaticA balanced position between two opposite extremes.

    The tone of the paper strikes a happy medium between layman approachability and technical accuracy.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 折衷办法, 中庸之道
  • 折衷办法balanced position
  • 中庸之道 (zhōngyōng zhī dào)balanced position
Dutch gulden middenweg
  • gulden middenwegbalanced position
Finnish kultainen keskitie
  • kultainen keskitiebalanced position
French juste milieu
  • juste milieubalanced position
German goldene Mitte
  • goldene Mittebalanced position
Icelandic hinn gullni meðalvegur
  • hinn gullni meðalvegurbalanced position
Latvian zelta vidusceļš
  • zelta vidusceļšbalanced position
Polish złoty środek
  • złoty środekbalanced position
Portuguese meio-termo
  • meio-termobalanced position
Russian золота́я середи́на
  • золота́я середи́на (zolotája seredína)balanced position
Spanish término medio
  • término mediobalanced position
Swedish medelväg
  • medelvägbalanced position
Turkish orta yol
  • orta yolbalanced position
Ukrainian золота́ середи́на
  • золота́ середи́на (zolotá seredýna)balanced position
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APA

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MLA

“happy medium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happy%20medium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “happy medium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/happy%20medium.

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