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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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Androit

Created by: egonschiela

Pronunciation: an-droy-t

Sentence: He'll work through those figures without any problems; he's a complete androit ...

Etymology: adroit (accomplish with ability) + android (robot)

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Grandeursity

Created by: sasamii

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Panoramimania

hoylus

Created by: hoylus

Pronunciation: pan-uh-ram-ee-mey-nee-uh

Sentence: due to his panoramimania, Bo couldn't see the trees for the wood.

Etymology: panorama - 'an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all directions' Mania - 'excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze'

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Blindsight

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: blInd-sIte

Sentence: David sits in blindsight, intensely focused on his favorite soap opera, as Jill tries to shoo the giant spider crawling on his face

Etymology: blindside - cannot see something coming, sight

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May David has a spider on his face because his mind is full of cobwebs.... - wordmeister, 2007-01-26: 16:33:00

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Horizonized

Created by: Buzzardbilly

Pronunciation: hə-ˈrī-zən-rīzd

Sentence: v. He was so horizonized that he could never focus on how to pay attention to the little details of how to reach a big goal. Instead, he stumbled through life unable to see the potholes because he couldn't stop focusing on the horizon. n. His horizonization was the worst. The man walked around with bees on his face, his fly unzipped, and some part of breakfast dangling from a lip corner, yet he was completely oblivious to it all because he was a slave to the big picture but a zombie on the day-to-day.

Etymology: Horizon - the boundary one sees in the furthest distance where sky meets earth as far as they eye believes. Also from Greek present participle of horizein meaning "to bound, define" and Mesmerize - Which is the eponymous word for what F.A. Mesmer did, which was to hypnotize.

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Slave and zombie all at once -- great image - jrogan, 2009-08-28: 23:01:00

Great word...horizontal thinking at it's best! - Nosila, 2009-08-28: 23:41:00

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Biggiepie

Created by: Djmolls

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Nayslaying

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: nay/slay/ing

Sentence: As a result of his nayslaying abilities, George figured the world would be a better place ...but what he hadn't counted on was the lack of sustained applause from the peanut gallery.

Etymology: nay + slaying

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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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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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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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Lokovit

Created by: adbern

Pronunciation: lo-ke-vit

Sentence: They all lokovit

Etymology: look over it

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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!