adj.
Pronunciation: ' li-m ə -n ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin limin-, limen threshold
Date: 1884
1 : of or relating to a sensory threshold
2 : barely perceptible
3 : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : IN-BETWEEN , TRANSITIONAL <in the liminal state between life and death ― Deborah Jowitt>