Retentiveness
61match — vb Match, rival, equal, approach, touch are comparable, especially in negative constructions, when they mean to come up to or nearly up to the level or standard of something else. One thing matches another when it proves to be its mate, rather… …
62strong — strong, stout, sturdy, stalwart, tough, tenacious can all mean having or manifesting great power or force (as in acting or resisting). Strong, the most inclusive of these terms, fundamentally implies the possession of great physical power and may …
63retention — n 1. hold, keeping, safekeeping, maintenance; reservation, withholding; custody, detention, captivity, restriction, restraint, inhibition; grasp, grip, gripe, clasp, embrace, hug. 2. memory, recall, recollection, retentiveness …
64tenacity — n 1. tenaciousness, adhesiveness, adhesion, cohesiveness, toughness, strength, resilience; vis cousness, viscidity, glutinousness, stickiness, gumminess, mucilaginousness. 2. retentivity, retentiveness, retention; readiness of memory, grasp, grip …
65ir — ir·bis; ir; ir·gun·ist; ir·i·ar·tea; ir·i·desce; ir·i·des·cence; ir·i·des·cent·ly; ir·kutsk; ir·pex; ir·radiance; ir·radiancy; ir·radiant; ir·ra·di·at·ing·ly; ir·radiation; ir·radiative; ir·radiator; ir·rad·i·ca·ble; ir·rad·i·cate;… …
66irretentiveness — ir·retentiveness …
67loose — /lus / (say loohs) adjective (looser, loosest) 1. free from bonds, fetters, or restraint: to get one s hand loose. 2. free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end. 3. uncombined, as a chemical element. 4. not bound together, as… …
68retentive — /rəˈtɛntɪv / (say ruh tentiv) adjective 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. –retentiveness, noun …
69retentivity — /ritɛnˈtɪvəti/ (say reeten tivuhtee) noun 1. power to retain; retentiveness. 2. → remanence …
70memory — [n1] ability to hold in the mind anamnesis, awareness, camera eye*, cognizance, consciousness, dead eye*, flashback, memorization, mind, mindfulness, mind’s eye*, recall, recapture, recognition, recollection, reflection, remembrance, reminiscence …
