liminoid

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adjective

Having characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.

“A graduation ceremony might be regarded as liminal, while a rock concert might be understood to be liminoid.”

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Meanings

adjectiveliminoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanthropologyHaving characteristics of a liminal experience, but optional and not involving the resolution of a personal crisis.

    A graduation ceremony might be regarded as liminal, while a rock concert might be understood to be liminoid.

Origin

From liminal + -oid, coined by Victor Turner.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

limoniid
Cite this entry
APA

liminoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liminoid

MLA

“liminoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liminoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liminoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liminoid.

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