RETENTIVENESS

retentiveness, retentivity, retention

(noun) the power of retaining liquid; “moisture retentivity of soil”

retentiveness, retentivity

(noun) the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity

(noun) the power of retaining and recalling past experience; “he had a good memory when he was younger”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

retentiveness (uncountable)

the state of being retentive

Source: Wiktionary


Re*ten"tive*ness, n.

Definition: The quality of being retentive.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 February 2025

ENDLESSLY

(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”


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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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