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Threshold vs Tremendous - What's the difference?

threshold | tremendous |

As a noun threshold

is the bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.

As an adjective tremendous is

awe-inspiring; terrific.

threshold

Noun

(en noun)
  • The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
  • (by extension) An entrance
  • The start of the landing area of a runway
  • (engineering) The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
  • The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due
  • The outset of an action or project
  • The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.
  • The point of beginning or entry
  • From all the pressure my partner has been through lately, his emotion threshold has suddenly gotten pretty low these days. I can tell because he easily loses it when he is around people or hears about anything to do with his concerns.

    tremendous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awe-inspiring; terrific.
  • Notable for its size, power, or excellence.
  • Van Beethoven's ninth symphony is a tremendous piece of music.
  • Extremely large (in amount, extent, degree, etc.) or great
  • There was a tremendous outpouring of support.

    Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * tremendously