Definition of LIMEN

limen

Plural: limens, limina

Noun

  • A sensory threshold; the point at which a stimulus is perceived.
  • the smallest detectable sensation
  • a long narrow lagoon near the mouth of a river
  • A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response.

Examples

  • The LIMEN for a Scrabble player’s frustration is often quite low with bad tiles.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin līmen (“threshold”).

Synonyms

liman, threshold

Scrabble Score: 7

limen: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
limen: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
limen: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

limen: valid Words With Friends Word