subliminal

English

Etymology

Morphologically sub- + Latin līmen (“threshold”) (genitive līminis) + -al, a calque of German unterschwellig (“beneath the threshold”).

Adjective

subliminal (comparative more subliminal, superlative most subliminal)

1. (of a stimulus) Below the threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response.

Translations

below the threshold of conscious perception

Finnish: alitajuinen (fi), tiedostamaton (fi) German: unterbewusst, unterschwellig, subtil (de)

Greek: παρασυνειδησιακός (el) (parasyneidisiakós) m. Spanish: subliminal (es)

Related terms

• subliminally

Derived terms

• subliminal advertising
• subliminal message

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French

Adjective

subliminal m. (f. subliminale, m. plural subliminaux, f. plural subliminales)

1. subliminal

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Spanish

Adjective

subliminal m. and f. (plural subliminales)

1. subliminal