Liminal is a derived term of subliminal.
As adjectives the difference between subliminal and liminal
is that subliminal is below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response while liminal is of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance.
subliminal
English
Alternative forms
* sub-liminal
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(of a stimulus) Below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response.
Synonyms
* (l)
Antonyms
* superliminal
Derived terms
* subliminal advertising
* subliminally
* subliminal message
liminal
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of or pertaining to a threshold or entrance.
Of or pertaining to a beginning or first stage of a process; inceptive; inchoative; marginal.
Quotations
* 1888 , , Outlines of psychology , p. 114:
*: Every stimulus must reach a certain intensity before any appreciable sensation results. This point is known as the threshold or liminal intensity.
* 1999 , Sarah Iles Johnston, Restless Dead , p. 209:
*: Second, spaces such as the threshold of a door are “liminal ,” lying between otherwise defined areas without belonging to either of them.
Derived terms
* liminality
* liminary
* subliminal
* superliminal
Related terms
* limit
References
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