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

limewater, limewood, limey, limicoline, limicolous, liminal, liminality, limit, limit dextrin, limit dextrinase, limit man

Example sentences from the Web for liminal

  • 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

Medical definitions for liminal

liminal
[ lĭm′ə-nəl ]

adj.

Relating to a threshold.