Retentiveness
31retentive — retentively, adv. retentiveness, n. /ri ten tiv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to retain something. 2. having power or capacity to retain. 3. having power or ability to remember; having a good memory. [1325 75; ME retentif < MF < ML retentivus,… …
32retentivity — /ree ten tiv i tee/, n. 1. the power to retain; retentiveness. 2. Elect. remanence. 3. Magnetism. the ability to retain magnetization after the removal of the magnetizing force. [1880 85; RETENTIVE + ITY] * * * …
33Habit — • Habit is an effect of repeated acts and an aptitude to reproduce them, and may be defined as a quality difficult to change, whereby an agent whose nature it is to work one way or another indeterminately, is disposed easily and readily at will… …
34Synoptics — • The name given since Griesbach s time (about 1790) to the first three canonical Gospels Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Synoptics Synoptics …
35retention — noun a) The act of retaining or something retained b) The act or power of remembering things See Also: retentive, retentiveness, retentivity, retentor …
36retentivity — noun a) The ability to retain, potential for retention b) The capacity to retain magnetism after the magnetizing action Syn: retentiveness See Also …
37hypermnesia — 1. Extreme power of memory. 2. A capacity under hypnosis for immediate registration and precise recall of many more individual items than is thought possible under ordinary circumstances. Cf.:hypomnesia. [hyper + G. mneme, memory] * * *… …
38anal-retentive — anal re·ten·tive ān əl ri ten tiv adj characterized by personality traits (as frugality and obstinacy) held to be psychological sequelae of toilet training compare ANAL (2b) anal retentiveness n …
39tamas — ta·mas (tah musґ) [Sanskrit] according to ayurveda, one of the three gunas, characterized by inertia and responsible for stability, lethargy, and retentiveness in the mind and body, in contrast to activity (rajas) and equilibrium (sattva) …
40holding — Synonyms and related words: absolute interest, absorbing, adverse possession, alodium, arresting, attractive, bearing, benefit, blessed with, block, board lot, bolstering, bottling up, bracing, burdened, burgage, buttressing, carrying, claim,… …
