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Borderline vs Bounds - What's the difference?

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Borderline is a related term of bounds.


As nouns the difference between borderline and bounds

is that borderline is a boundary or accepted division; a border while bounds is .

As an adjective borderline

is nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.

As a verb bounds is

(bound).

borderline

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • nearly; not clearly on one side or the other of a border or boundary, ambiguous.
    • He is borderline hypoglycemic and needs to monitor his sugar intake.
    I would rather hire a talented layman than a university graduate with borderline qualifications.
  • Showing bad taste.
    • Your borderline remarks about my aunt's dress destroyed my evening.
  • Exhibiting borderline personality disorder.

    • Derived terms

    * borderline personality disorder

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A boundary or accepted division; a border.
    • She lives on the borderline between reality and madness.

    bounds

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • .
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds  ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it. […]”}}

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bound)