Whenever you leave your home, walk from one room to another, or enter a building, you are crossing a threshold—that is, the horizontal floor piece that you cross over whenever you move through a …

Idiom on the threshold of something (Definition of threshold from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

THRESHOLD definition: the sill of a doorway. See examples of threshold used in a sentence.

Also called limen. the point at which a stimulus is of sufficient intensity to begin to produce an effect: the threshold of consciousness; a low threshold of pain.

Definition of threshold noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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Nov 12, 2025 · threshold (plural thresholds) The lowermost part of a doorway that one crosses to enter; a sill. synonyms Synonyms: doorsill, doorstep (by extension) An entrance; the door or gate of a …