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retentiveness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'retentiveness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Retentiveness [ n.]
- The quality of being retentive.

Meaning of 'retentiveness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . retentiveness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Example in sentence:
  • he had a good memory when he was younger
Meaning (2):
- the power of retaining liquid
Example in sentence:
  • moisture retentivity of soil