Hypertext Webster Gateway: "retentiveness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Retentiveness \Re*ten"tive*ness\, n.
The quality of being retentive.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
retentiveness
n 1: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he
had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: {memory}, {retention}]
2: the property of retaining possessions that have been
acquired
3: the power of retaining liquid: "moisture retentivity of
soil" [syn: {retentivity}, {retention}]
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