subliminal
Pronunciation: /sʌbˈlɪm.ɪ.nəl/
The English word “subliminal” has 6 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of a stimulus, below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally), below the threshold where a response can be produced.
- Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that the viewer is unaware of being influenced by it.
- Without directed awareness or thought; subconscious (dated), unconscious.
noun
- An advertisement, a message, etc., which is conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it.
- An audio or video recording, often consisting of ambient music or white noise with hidden affirmations, intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener through repetition.
- Chiefly preceded by the: the subconscious (dated) or unconscious self.
Etymology
From sub- (“beneath, under”) + liminal (“of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold”) (from Latin līminālis, from līmen (“doorstep, threshold; doorway, entrance; beginning, commencement”); possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“to bend, bow; elbow”)) + *-mn̥ (suffix forming action nouns or result nouns from verbs)) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship from nouns)).…
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