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Retentiveness Common

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Retentiveness has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the power of retaining and recalling past experience

"he had a good memory when he was younger"

2

the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

3

the power of retaining liquid

"moisture retentivity of soil"

4

the state of being retentive

See Also
retentive retention
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
faculty acquisitiveness impermeability
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
remembrance urinary retention
Rhyming Words
ess 1ess ress ness tess hess kess wess jess fess yess sess less bess cess mess guess 1aess gless cress
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