Prosopagnosia (noun)
Pro-so-pag-no-see-a
A neurological condition characterized by the inability to recognize the faces of familiar people.
1950s modern Latin, from Greek prosōpon ‘face’ + agnōsia ‘ignorance’.
Example sentences
“His prosopagnosia made him seem ignorant at times.”
Favonian (adj) fav-oh-nee-un Of or relating to the west wind./ Mild or favorable; propitious. 1650–60; Latin Favōniānus. See Favonius, -an. foehn (more…)
