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English noun: retentiveness | |||
| 1. | retentiveness (cognition) the power of retaining and recalling past experience | ||
| Samples | He had a good memory when he was younger. | ||
| Synonyms | memory, retention, retentivity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | faculty, mental faculty, module | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anamnesis, recollection, remembrance | ||
| 2. | retentiveness (attribute) the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired | ||
| Synonyms | retentivity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | acquisitiveness | ||
| 3. | retentiveness (attribute) the power of retaining liquid | ||
| Samples | Moisture retentivity of soil. | ||
| Synonyms | retention, retentivity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | impermeability, impermeableness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | urinary retention | ||
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