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noun
The ability to retain, potential for retention.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: retentiveness
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The capacity to retain magnetism after a magnetizing action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the power of retaining liquid
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: retentiveness, retention
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: impermeability, impermeableness
Narrower terms: urinary retention
noun
the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: retentiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: acquisitiveness
noun
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: memory, retention, retentiveness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: faculty, mental faculty, module
Narrower terms: remembrance, recollection, anamnesis
History
From retentive + -ity.
