- of, relating to, or situated at the limen, the threshold at which a stimulus begins to produce an effect: The subjects' responses to liminal stimulation differed, with some responding and some not.
- of or relating to a transitional or intermediate state, stage, or period: Confusion can strike in the liminal states between waking and sleeping.The liminal period between adolescence and adulthood is a challenging place to be.Edwardian servants were liminal figures, existing in both upper- and lower-class society.
- relating to the point (or threshold) beyond which a sensation becomes too faint to be experienced
