retentivity

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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 (for: retentiveness), retain (for: retention), memorize (for: memory)
• Hypernyms:
faculty, mental faculty, module
• Hyponyms:
remembrance, recollection, anamnesis
2. the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
• Syn:
retentiveness
• Derivationally related forms:
retentive (for: retentiveness)
• Hypernyms:
acquisitiveness
3. the power of retaining liquid
- moisture retentivity of soil
• Syn:
retentiveness, retention
• Derivationally related forms:
retentive, retentive (for: retentiveness)
• Hypernyms:
impermeability, impermeableness
• Hyponyms:
urinary retention