(a) low boredom threshold
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(a) high boredom threshold — a low/high/boredom threshold phrase a tendency to get bored not get bored very quickly Thesaurus: boredom and lack of enthusiasmsynonym Main entry: threshold … Useful english dictionary
boredom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ pure (esp. AmE), sheer, utter ▪ terminal VERB + BOREDOM ▪ prevent ▪ alleviate … Collocations dictionary
threshold — noun 1 doorway VERB + THRESHOLD ▪ cross PREPOSITION ▪ across the threshold, over the threshold ▪ He hesitated before stepping across the threshold … Collocations dictionary
threshold — thresh|old [ θreʃ,hould ] noun count 1. ) a limit at which an arrangement changes. For example a tax threshold is the level of income or profit at which you start to pay a tax: above/below a threshold: The company s turnover is well below the tax … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
threshold — UK [ˈθreʃˌhəʊld] / US [ˈθreʃˌhoʊld] noun [countable] Word forms threshold : singular threshold plural thresholds 1) a) a limit at which an arrangement changes. For example a tax threshold is the level of income or profit at which you start to pay … English dictionary
threshold — noun (C) 1 the entrance to a room or building, or the area of floor at the entrance 2 the level at which something starts to happen or have an effect: my boredom threshold | pain threshold (=the amount of pain you can suffer before you react to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
threshold — thresh|old [ˈθreʃhəuld, ʃəuld US ould] n [: Old English; Origin: threscwald] 1.) the entrance to a room or building, or the area of floor or ground at the entrance ▪ She opened the door and stepped across the threshold. 2.) the level at which… … Dictionary of contemporary English
threshold — [[t]θre̱ʃhoʊld[/t]] thresholds 1) N COUNT: usu sing The threshold of a building or room is the floor in the doorway, or the doorway itself. He stopped at the threshold of the bedroom... The bride was carried over the threshold. 2) N COUNT: usu… … English dictionary
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
thresh·old — /ˈθrɛʃˌhoʊld/ noun, pl olds [count] 1 : a piece of wood, metal, or stone that forms the bottom of a door and that you walk over as you enter a room or building He stepped across the threshold. When they were married he carried her over the… … Useful english dictionary
