beginning vs threshold

threshold vs beginning

beginning and threshold both are nouns.

beginning is an adjective but threshold is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
beginning	Yes	Yes	No	No
threshold	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, threshold is a hyponym of beginning; that is, threshold is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than beginning:

beginning: the time at which something is supposed to begin
threshold: the starting point for a new state or experience

Other hyponyms of beginning include birth, incipience, incipiency, starting point, terminus a quo.

beginning (noun)	threshold (noun)
the act of starting something	the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
the first part or section of something	the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
the event consisting of the start of something	the smallest detectable sensation
the place where something begins, where it springs into being	a region marking a boundary
the time at which something is supposed to begin	the starting point for a new state or experience

beginning (adjective)	threshold (adjective)
serving to begin

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