Retentiveness

Retentiveness
Retentiveness Re*ten"tive*ness, n. The quality of being retentive. [1913 Webster]

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  • retentiveness — retentive ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a person s memory) effective in retaining facts and impressions. 2) able to retain or hold in place. DERIVATIVES retentively adverb retentiveness noun retentivity noun …   English terms dictionary

  • retentiveness — noun see retentive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • retentiveness — See retentively. * * * …   Universalium

  • retentiveness — noun The state of being retentive …   Wiktionary

  • retentiveness — rɪ tentɪvnɪs n. tendency to keep possession; tendency to hold, tendency to maintain; state of having a good memory …   English contemporary dictionary

  • retentiveness — re·ten·tive·ness …   English syllables

  • retentiveness — 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 ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • anal-retentiveness — noun see anal retentive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • anal retentiveness — noun see anal retentive …   Useful english dictionary

  • retentivity — noun 1. the power of retaining and recalling past experience he had a good memory when he was younger • Syn: ↑memory, ↑retention, ↑retentiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑retentive, ↑retentive ( …   Useful english dictionary

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