threshold

Other forms of threshold

plural

thresholds·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about threshold

What does threshold mean?

threshold means "the starting point for a new state or experience". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in threshold?

threshold has 2 syllables: thres-hold. The stress falls on "thres". In IPA it is /ˈθɹɛˌʃoʊld/.

What is another word for threshold?

Close synonyms include limen, doorway, door, room access, doorsill. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is threshold a common word?

threshold is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.