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Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of the word threshold, which can mean a sill, a boundary, a point of entry, or a level of effect. Find out how to cite, translate, and explore related words and phrases.
the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen: I have a low /high boredom threshold (= I do/don't feel bored easily). He earns £400 a month, well below the threshold for paying tax. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Range and limits.
noun. the sill of a doorway. the entrance to a house or building. any place or point of entering or beginning: the threshold of a new career. Also called limen. Psychology, Physiology. the point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect: the threshold of consciousness; a low threshold of pain. threshold.
A threshold is a point of departure or transition. Graduation can mark a threshold — when you graduate from circus school, you're standing at the threshold of your new career as a trapeze artist. Another kind of threshold is a limit or boundary.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word threshold, which can refer to the floor at the bottom of a doorway, the level of something, or the point of a new situation. See pictures, pronunciation, collocations and synonyms.
Threshold definition: A piece of wood or stone placed beneath a door; a doorsill.
the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect He has a low boredom threshold (= he gets bored easily). I have a high pain threshold (= I can suffer a lot of pain before I start to react). My earnings are just above the tax threshold (= more than the amount at which you start paying tax).
