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retentive
Overview of adj retentive
The adj retentive has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) retentive, recollective, long, tenacious -- (good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory")
2. retentive -- (having the capacity to retain something)
3. retentive -- (having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; "soils retentive of moisture")
Grep of noun retentive
anal retentive personality
retentiveness
Antonyms of adj retentive
2 of 3 senses of retentive
Sense 1
retentive (vs. unretentive), recollective, long, tenacious
unretentive (vs. retentive), forgetful, short
Sense 3
retentive
INDIRECT (VIA impermeable) -> permeable
Similarity of adj retentive
3 senses of retentive
Sense 1
retentive (vs. unretentive), recollective, long, tenacious
Also See> mindful#1, aware#2
Sense 2
retentive
Pertains to noun retention (Sense 1)
=>retention, keeping, holding
=> possession, ownership
Sense 3
retentive
=> impermeable (vs. permeable)
Pertainyms of adj retentive
1 of 3 senses of retentive
Sense 2
retentive
Pertains to noun retention (Sense 1)
=>retention, keeping, holding
=> possession, ownership
Attributes of adj retentive
Domain of adj retentive
Domain Terms of adj retentive
Familiarity of adj retentive
retentive used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj retentive
anal retentive
retentive
unretentive
Grep of adv retentive
retentively
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