retentiveness
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Retentiveness — Re*ten tive*ness, n. The quality of being retentive. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — 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
