Definition of 'borderline'
Word forms: plural borderlines
1. countable noun
...a task which involves exploring the borderline between painting and photography. [+ between]
[Also + of] 2. adjective
Something that is borderline is only just acceptable as a member of a class or group.
Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline
cases.
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noun
1.
a border; dividing line; line of demarcation
2.
an indeterminate position between two conditions or qualities
the borderline between friendship and love
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noun
1.
a boundary; dividing line
adjective
2.
on a boundary; specif., on the boundary of what is acceptable, valid, or normal; hence, having a questionable or indefinite status
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Translations for 'borderline'
British English: borderline NOUN
The borderline between two different or opposite things is the division between them.
...a task which involves exploring the borderline between painting and photography.
- American English: borderline
- Brazilian Portuguese: fronteira
- Chinese: 分界线
- European Spanish: frontera
- French: limite
- German: Grenze
- Italian: linea di demarcazione
- Japanese: 境界線
- Korean: 경계선
- European Portuguese: fronteira
- Spanish: frontera
British English: borderline ADJECTIVE
Something that is borderline is only just acceptable as a member of a class or group.
Some were obviously unsuitable and could be ruled out at once. Others were borderline cases.
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