'Subliminal' definitions:
Definition of 'subliminal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Below the threshold of conscious perception
Definition of 'Subliminal'
From: GCIDE
- Subliminal \Sub*lim"i*nal\, a. [Pref. sub- + L. limen threshold.]
- 1. (Philos.) Existing in the mind, but below the surface or threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling rather than as clear ideas. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. having or using an intensity of sensory stimulus insufficient to be perceived consciously, but having an effect on unconscious mental processes; as, subliminal advertising.
- Note: The existence of such an effect is still not universally accepted. [PJC]