Threshold meaning

What does “threshold” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“threshold” is a noun with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the starting point for a new state or experience.

threshold

noun

  1. the starting point for a new state or experience

    “on the threshold of manhood”

  2. the smallest detectable sensation

    Synonymslimen
  3. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

    “he stuck his head in the doorway”

  4. the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

  5. a region marking a boundary

    Synonymsbrinkverge

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University