Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Positioned below a
threshold . - adjective Being below the threshold or outside of the ordinary limits of
consciousness ;subconscious ;subliminal .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From under- + threshold, probably a calque of German unterschwellig ("subliminal", literally "under-threshold"), from unter- ("under-") + Schwelle ("threshold"). More at under, sill.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word underthreshold.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.