liminal
French, adjective/li.mi.nal/
liminal is spelled L-I-M-I-N-A-L (7 letters) and appears about once in every 54 million words in written French, the 231,570th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Liminal is a French adjective meaning “liminal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui se trouve au seuil de nos perceptions, de notre entendement (conscience, sensations...). Relatif à une…”.
What does liminal mean in English?
adjective
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liminal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui se trouve au seuil de nos perceptions, de notre entendement (conscience, sensations...). Relatif à une limite, marginal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of liminal
- liminale feminine
- liminaux masculine plural
- liminales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce liminal?
- /li.mi.nal/
- \li.mi.nal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is liminal in French?
liminal appears about once in every 54 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).