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DEFINITION: n. A special ability lets you focus on the big picture without getting distracted by those busy little details. v. To skip over the details while focusing on the big picture.
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Alptitude
Created by: johnnyrockett
Pronunciation: Alp-ti-tude
Sentence: His alptitude allowed him to build the house without any plans. I hope it stands up!
Etymology: Alp - as in the mountain range, the Alps - High Mountains or a high up view - titude as in aptitude or ability.
Visionapiary
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: vizhun ayp pee ar ree
Sentence: He made his money making honey. He was the first in his area to see the potential of fresh local honey products. He did not let little stings get him down. He was a visionapiary.
Etymology: Visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight) & Apiary (beehive)
Diminutae
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation: dim-inoot-ay
Sentence: "What trees?", he asked. "All I can see is the wood", he added, with diminutae
Etymology: dim = to darken minutae = excessive detail
Concentraition
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Con-sen-trey-shun
Sentence: Martin has a unique power of concentraition wherein he is able to ignore any and all manner of chaos surrounding him and bear down on the even the smallest of details at hand.
Etymology: Blend of Concentrate (to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus) and Trait (a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature)
Forestsense
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: for-est-sentz
Sentence: Polly's forestsense made her particularly qualified to be president of the optimists' club.
Etymology: From the phrase "can't see the forest for the trees"
Farblightedness
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: far/blight/ed/ness/
Sentence: In a crowded room he stepped on the children in a hurry to meet the adults. It was a classic case of farblightedness.
Etymology: farsightedness + blight
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COMMENTS:
He obviously needed to wear blightfocals...:) - Alchemist, 2007-01-26: 08:15:00
Enblightening! - Discoveria, 2007-01-26: 10:03:00
I'd say it was deblightful! Especially when you consider those poor children... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:30:00
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Panoramore
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: pan-oh-rah-moor-eh
Sentence: he continued to focus on coming up with a clever word for the new definition, even while the children ran riot around him....he couldn't help but see what was really important for he was blessed with panoramore
Etymology: panorama, amore[love]
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COMMENTS:
Funny sentence!!! Toss the kids a box of Cheerios and turn on Sponge Bob. - purpleartichokes, 2007-01-26: 06:13:00
Hey rikboyee! How did you know what was happening at my house this morning? - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 07:05:00
- rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:41:00
we are all similarly afflicted... its hard work being defined by your definitions - rikboyee, 2007-01-27: 18:43:00
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Examoramic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: ex - am - or - am - ik
Sentence: Justine has started to take the examoramic view of things recently. She glosses over all details; seeing only the forest and missing all the trees in it.
Etymology: examine, panoramic
Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-01-27: 09:53:00
Lots of good ones today.
wordmeister - 2007-01-27: 23:48:00
Yeah, it's very confuzzling! There's a stingleminded farblightness to many of the words... Excellent!