in-betweener
Straddles two categories
An in-betweener is someone or something occupying a middle position, belonging fully to neither category on either side.
A teenager is an in-betweener—no longer a child, not yet an adult.
In animation, an in-betweener draws the transitional frames between key poses: The studio hired in-betweeners to smooth out the movement.
Agent linking two parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
facilitator · bridge-builder · peacemaker · arbitrator · conciliator · diplomat · connector · messenger
At a threshold
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- pubertySexual development stage
adolescence · tween · cocoon · pupa · caterpillar · coming-of-age · transition · bridging
Fixed animation reference point
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- inbetweeningGenerating intermediate animation frames
- interpolationEstimating between known values
frame · sequence · motion · movement · drawing · cel · timing · spacing
One favoring middle positions
- middle-of-the-roadUncontroversially conventional stance
- neutralNot favoring any side
- medianCentral sorted value
- middlingOf moderate quality
average · midpoint · halfway · midrange · middle-ground · balanced · equidistant · mean
Conjunction excluding two alternatives
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- fence-sitterOne avoiding commitment
- undecidedNot having chosen
- indeterminateNot exactly known
equivocal · nebulous · unclear · vague · blurred · fuzzy · unclassifiable · betwixt
intermediary
Agent linking two parties
- liaisonConnector between groups
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
negotiator · facilitator · bridge-builder · peacemaker · arbitrator · conciliator · diplomat · connector · messenger · emissary
liminal
At a threshold
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
puberty · adolescence · tween · cocoon · pupa · caterpillar · coming-of-age · transition · bridging · passage
keyframe
Fixed animation reference point
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- tweeningAutomated in-between frame generation
- inbetweeningGenerating intermediate animation frames
interpolation · frame · sequence · motion · movement · drawing · cel · timing · spacing · clean-up
centrist
One favoring middle positions
- middle-of-the-roadUncontroversially conventional stance
- neutralNot favoring any side
- medianCentral sorted value
middling · average · midpoint · halfway · midrange · middle-ground · balanced · equidistant · mean · mezzo
neither-nor
Conjunction excluding two alternatives
- borderlineEdge of acceptability
- fence-sitterOne avoiding commitment
- undecidedNot having chosen
indeterminate · equivocal · nebulous · unclear · vague · blurred · fuzzy · unclassifiable · betwixt · straddling
in-betweenerfull member
One with complete standing
insider · card-carrying member · fully-fledged · outsider · true believer
in-betweenerextremist
One holding fringe views
extreme · radical · hardliner · outlier · polar opposite
in-betweenertextbook example
Ideal illustrative instance
archetypal · quintessential · prototype · paradigm · exemplar