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Definitions for retentive
rɪˈtɛn tɪvre·ten·tive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. retentive, recollective, long, tenaciousadjective

    good at remembering

    "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory"

  2. retentiveadjective

    having the capacity to retain something

  3. retentiveadjective

    having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water

    "soils retentive of moisture"

Wiktionary

  1. retentivenoun

    That which retains or confines; a restraint.

  2. retentiveadjective

    Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Retentiveadjective

    Etymology: retentus, Lat. retentif, Fr.

    It keepeth sermons in memory, and doth in that respect, although not feed the soul of man, yet help the retentive force of that stomach of the mind. Richard Hooker.

    Have I been ever free, and must my house
    Be my retentive enemy, my goal? William Shakespeare.

    From retentive cage
    When sullen Philomel escapes, her notes
    She varies, and of past imprisonment
    Sweetly complains. Philips.

    In Tot’nam fields the brethren with amaze
    Prick all their ears up, and forget to graze;
    Long Chancery-lane retentive rolls the sound,
    And courts to courts return it round and round. Alexander Pope.

    To remember a song or tune, our souls must be an harmony continually running over in a silent whisper those musical accents, which our retentive faculty is preserver of. Joseph Glanvill.

ChatGPT

  1. retentive

    Retentive refers to the ability or capacity to retain or remember information, experiences, or substances. It can be used to describe a person who has a good memory and can retain new information easily, or a material that can hold or absorb a certain substance.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Retentiveadjective

    having power to retain; as, a retentive memory

  2. Retentivenoun

    that which retains or confines; a restraint

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. rtentif.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of retentive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of retentive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of retentive in a Sentence

  1. Madonna:

    I'm anal retentive. I'm a workaholic. I have insomnia. And I'm a control freak. That's why I'm not married. Who could stand me?

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