retentiveness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
he had a good memory when he was younger
Types & categories
- module hypernym
- recollection hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
Types & categories
- acquisitiveness hypernym
Related & opposite
- retentive derivation
Sense 3 noun
the power of retaining liquid
moisture retentivity of soil
Types & categories
- impermeability hypernym
- urinary retention hyponym
Related & opposite
- retentive derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | memorize |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tenacious |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | module |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | recollection |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | retentive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | acquisitiveness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | retentive |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | impermeability |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | urinary retention |