Liminal is a word for the in-between. It describes states, times, spaces, etc., that exist at a point of change—a metaphorical threshold—as in “the liminal zone between sleep and wakefulness.”

During a rite's liminal stage, participants "stand at the threshold" [3] between their previous way of structuring their identity, time, or community, and a new way (which completing the rite establishes).

Apr 12, 2026 · A liminal space is a place or state of transition, an in-between zone that exists on the threshold between what came before and what has not yet arrived. The term comes from the Latin …

Dec 3, 2025 · We spend much of our lives in the in-between — those fleeting moments when one thing has ended but the next has not yet begun. This space has a name, and it’s called “liminal.” It is the …

Liminal is an adjective that’s used to describe things that exist at the threshold (or border) between one thing and another. In psychology and physiology, the word more specifically means relating to the …

In Internet aesthetics, liminal spaces are empty or abandoned places that appear eerie, forlorn, uncanny, and often surreal. Liminal spaces are commonly places of transition, pertaining to the …

A range of discursive strategies place the characters in gossip-stories (even in the category called "self-gossip") in marginalized, liminal, or uncertain social spaces.

Liminality is the state of being in between: no longer what you were, but not yet what you’re becoming. The word comes from the Latin “limen,” meaning threshold, and it describes any period, place, or …

Jan 26, 2026 · LIMINAL tells the story of Vincent Marcum, a world-renowned quantum physicist who lost his wife and daughter in a tragic accident in 2001.

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