Liminality

greek word meaning "the nature of boundries"

it is very hard to successful use "liminality" in a sentence

by Dr. Dorian October 9, 2008

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Limin

Limin ( li'-min ) (n) a conscious perception of one's surroundings; awareness. (v, possessive) to be aware of one's surroundings;

Word Creation:
Definition of subliminal: a subtle sensory stimulus that one is not aware of its existence but may in some manner respond to it; below the threshold of conscious perception

So ... removing the greek prefix of sub- (meaning under, less than), liminal should mean the threshold of conscious perception, and noting that the suffix -al means the act of, being ...

Noun Uses:
Ex Joey had such a limin that he had to tell his mom.
Ex I feel like my limin is off today

Verb uses:
I chose to be limining instead of letting my mind wander.

A person can never have too much limin, there is no absolute liminal state; talking with others about one's limin becomes a comparative / relational noun.

Other possible uses:
Adjective?
Liminly experiencing the music festival
The liminable judge carefully examined the evidence before her.

Negative?
"You totally don't limin!"

by Doc DJG July 21, 2006

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Liming

Liming is a phase that you go through with someone you have feelings for. Its like a 'test' relationship before you make things 'official'. You get to know each other a lot better. Through that phase you might realize how strongly you guys have feelings for each other.

1.Jade and Halem aren't just friends, they're liming, but not an official couple as yet.
2. Those two are liming, they just aren't "together"

3. They're liming, just that they are afraid of what will happen if they make it official.

by VincyGirlM May 27, 2018

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