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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the power of retaining and recalling past experience;
- Example: "he had a good memory when he was younger"
[syn: memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity]

2. the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired;
[syn: retentiveness, retentivity]

3. the power of retaining liquid;
- Example: "moisture retentivity of soil"
[syn: retentiveness, retentivity, retention]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

retentiveness
    n 1: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he
         had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: memory,
         retention, retentiveness, retentivity]
    2: the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
       [syn: retentiveness, retentivity]
    3: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"
       [syn: retentiveness, retentivity, retention]