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4 days ago · 1. countable noun. The threshold of a building or room is the floor in the doorway, or the doorway itself. He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom. Synonyms: entrance, doorway, door, doorstep More Synonyms of threshold. 2. countable noun. A threshold is an amount, level, or limit on a scale.
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).
THRESHOLD meaning: 1 : a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building; 2 : the point or level at which something begins or changes.
