1. plural of liminality; the quality or state of being on a threshold or at a boundary between two conditions, states, or identities
Usage: academic/formal; often used in anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies
2. plural of liminality; ambiguous or uncertain periods or spaces that exist between established categories or social structures
Usage: academic/formal

Examples

• The liminalities of adolescence involve navigating between childhood and adulthood.
• Anthropologists study the liminalities present in coming-of-age rituals across cultures.
• The pandemic created multiple liminalities in society, leaving people suspended between old and new ways of living.
• Artists often explore liminalities—those uncertain spaces where meaning becomes fluid and open to interpretation.
• The liminalities of immigration involve existing between two nations and two identities simultaneously.
• Postmodern literature frequently examines the liminalities of identity and reality.