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threshold

/θɹˈɛʃˌoʊld/noun2 syllables

Threshold means: the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close.

Synonyms for threshold8

noun, as in the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

doorway, door, room access

noun, as in the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

doorsill, doorstep

noun, as in a region marking a boundary

brink, verge

noun, as in the smallest detectable sensation

limen

What does threshold mean?5

noun

1

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close“he stuck his head in the doorway”

2

the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

3

a region marking a boundary

4

the smallest detectable sensation

5

the starting point for a new state or experience“on the threshold of manhood”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Threshold in a sentence

  • When the input exceeds a certain threshold, an output signal is instantaneously released.marcelostockle
  • If there is an earthquake, stand on the threshold of your room.MessDjaaf
  • Vampires cannot cross the threshold of a house without having been invited.CS
  • You start getting diminishing returns once you reach a certain threshold.megamanenm
  • He has never crossed the threshold of my house.AlanF_US
  • He never crossed the threshold of my house.AlanF_US
  • I finally crossed the threshold of that house.felidad
  • Anorexia has a threshold beyond which it becomes uncontrollable.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of threshold

as a noun

plural
thresholds