retentiveness

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noun

1. the power of retaining and recalling past experience (Freq. 1)
- he had a good memory when he was younger
• Syn:
memory, retention, retentivity
• Derivationally related forms:
retentive (for: retentivity), retentive, retain (for: retention), memorize (for: memory)
• Hypernyms:
faculty, mental faculty, module
• Hyponyms:
remembrance, recollection, anamnesis
2. the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
• Syn:
retentivity
• Derivationally related forms:
retentive
• Hypernyms:
acquisitiveness
3. the power of retaining liquid
- moisture retentivity of soil
• Syn:
retentivity, retention
• Derivationally related forms:
retentive (for: retentivity), retentive
• Hypernyms:
impermeability, impermeableness
• Hyponyms:
urinary retention