liminent

/ˈlɪm.ɪ.nənt/ | adjective

Etymology

A portmanteau blending liminal (from Latin limen, meaning “threshold”) with imminent (about to happen) or eminent (prominent), with phonetic similarities to luminescent.

Definition

  1. Hovering on the very edge of a profound transition; the internal state of being on the verge of a realization, discovery, or breakthrough before it becomes visible to others.
“The ink still wet, the poem carried a liminent weight—a quiet revolution resting on the desk before the world awoke.”