threshold

Meaning of threshold

noun
  1. The bottom-most part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill.
  2. (by extension) An entrance; the door or gate of a house.
  3. (by extension) Any end or boundary.
  4. The outset of something; the point of entry, or the beginning of an action.
  5. The start of the landing area of a runway.
  6. The quantitative point at which an action is triggered, especially a lower limit.
  7. The wage or salary at which income tax becomes due.
  8. The point where one mentally or physically is vulnerable in response to provocation or to particular things in general. As in emotions, stress, or pain.

Information about threshold

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of threshold is: thresholds.
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Hyphenation of threshold

thresh-old

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • threshold is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

threshold synonyms

Meaning limen:

limen

Meaning doorway:

doorway, door

Meaning doorsill:

doorsill, doorstep

Meaning brink:

brink, verge

threshold antonyms

Meaning :

lintel

Translation of threshold

Words that rhyme with threshold

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