English adjective: retentive | |||
| 1. | retentive good at remembering | ||
| Samples | A retentive mind. Tenacious memory. | ||
| Synonyms | long, recollective, tenacious | ||
| See also | aware, mindful | ||
| Antonyms | forgetful, unretentive, short | ||
| 2. | retentive having the capacity to retain something | ||
| 3. | retentive having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water | ||
| Samples | Soils retentive of moisture. | ||
| Similar | impermeable | ||
| Antonyms | permeable | ||