retentiveness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
retentiveness
    n 1: the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he
         had a good memory when he was younger" [syn: {memory},
         {retention}, {retentiveness}, {retentivity}]
    2: the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
       [syn: {retentiveness}, {retentivity}]
    3: the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil"
       [syn: {retentiveness}, {retentivity}, {retention}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Retentiveness \Re*ten"tive*ness\, n.
   The quality of being retentive.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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