Word of the Day – Liminal

• Adjective: Liminal
  1. of, relating to, or situated at a sensory threshold : barely perceptible or capable of eliciting a response liminal visual stimuli
  2. of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitional … in the liminal state between life and death.
• Synonyms:
  1. transitional
  2. changeover
  3. interim
  4. changing
  5. fluid
  6. in flux
  7. unsettled
  8. intermediate
  9. indistinguishable
  10. inappreciable
  11. imperceptible
• Usage:
  1. “… and one I’m actually quite good at, hovering in the liminal space between sensitivity and paranoia.”
• Encountered:
  1. Reading the essay Not Grumpy Cat in Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights: Essays

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