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- [ri-ten-tiv]
- /rɪˈtɛn tɪv/
- /rɪˈten.tɪv/
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- [ri-ten-tiv]
- /rɪˈtɛn tɪv/
Definitions of retentive word
- adjective retentive tending or serving to retain something. 1
- adjective retentive having power or capacity to retain. 1
- adjective retentive having power or ability to remember; having a good memory. 1
- adjective retentive good at retaining sth 1
- adjective retentive good at remembering 1
- adjective retentive holding back, controlling 1
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Origin of retentive
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English retentif < Middle French < Medieval Latin retentīvus, equivalent to Latin retent(us) (see retention) + -īvus -ive
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Parts of speech for Retentive
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adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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retentive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for retentive
adj retentive
noun retentive
- anamneses — the recollection or remembrance of the past; reminiscence.
- anamnesis — the ability to recall past events; recollection
- deadeye — either of a pair of disclike wooden blocks, supported by straps in grooves around them, between which a line is rove so as to draw them together to tighten a shroud
- memorization — to commit to memory; learn by heart: to memorize a poem.
- memory — the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
Antonyms for retentive
adj retentive
noun retentive
- amnesia — If someone is suffering from amnesia, they have lost their memory.
adjective retentive
- nirvanic — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.
- irretentive — not retentive; lacking power to retain, especially mentally.
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