liminal

[ lim-uh-nl, lahy-muh- ]

/ ˈlɪm ə nl, ˈlaɪ mə- /

adjective Psychology.

of, relating to, or situated at the limen.

Origin of liminal

1880–85; <Latin līmin- (stem of līmen) threshold + -al¹

Words nearby liminal

limewood, limey, Lim Fjord, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, limit, limitarian, limitary, limitation

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Example sentences from the Web for liminal

Furries quite literally consider this question of the liminal space between identities, but everybody can find something to examine in cartoon animals.
Toward a queer Disney canon|Emily VanDerWerff|September 4, 2020|Vox
This may be technically expressed by saying that the liminal intensity (Schwelle) is raised during sleep.
Illusions|James Sully
Meantime we are aware also of a substratum of fragmentary automatic, liminal ideas, of which we take small account.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers

British Dictionary definitions for liminal

liminal

/ (ˈlɪmɪnəl) /

adjective

psychol relating to the point (or threshold) beyond which a sensation becomes too faint to be experienced

Word Origin for liminal

C19: from Latin līmen threshold

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Medical definitions for liminal

liminal

[ lĭm′ə-nəl ]

adj.

Relating to a threshold.

单词	liminal
释义	liminal [ lim-uh-nl, lahy-muh- ] / ˈlɪm ə nl, ˈlaɪ mə- / adjective Psychology. of, relating to, or situated at the limen. Origin of liminal 1880–85; <Latin līmin- (stem of līmen) threshold + -al¹ Words nearby liminal limewood, limey, Lim Fjord, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, limit, limitarian, limitary, limitation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for liminal Furries quite literally consider this question of the liminal space between identities, but everybody can find something to examine in cartoon animals. Toward a queer Disney canon\|Emily VanDerWerff\|September 4, 2020\|Vox This may be technically expressed by saying that the liminal intensity (Schwelle) is raised during sleep. Illusions\|James Sully Meantime we are aware also of a substratum of fragmentary automatic, liminal ideas, of which we take small account. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death\|Frederick W. H. Myers British Dictionary definitions for liminal liminal / (ˈlɪmɪnəl) / adjective psychol relating to the point (or threshold) beyond which a sensation becomes too faint to be experienced Word Origin for liminal C19: from Latin līmen threshold Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for liminal liminal [ lĭm′ə-nəl ] adj. Relating to a threshold. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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