threshold
(noun)
noun
1. the starting point for a new state or experience
- on the threshold of manhood
Definition categories: time, beginning, commencement, first, kickoff, offset, outset, showtime, start
2. the smallest detectable sensation
Similar word(s): limen
Definition categories: thought, esthesis, sensation
3. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
Similar word(s): door, doorway
Definition categories: man–made, entrance, entranceway, entree, entry, entryway
4. 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
Similar word(s): doorsill, doorstep
Definition categories: man–made, sill
5. a region marking a boundary
Definition categories: shape, bound, boundary, edge
Sentences with threshold as a noun:
- From all the pressure my partner has been through lately, his emotional threshold has suddenly gotten pretty low these days. I can tell because he easily loses it when he is around people or hears about anything to do with his concerns.