Associations to the word «Retentive»
Noun
- Moisture
- Memory
- Manure
- Clasp
- Alert
- Rob
- Retention
- Silica
- Soil
- Chef
- Heavy
- Drainage
- Lighter
- Clay
- Interim
- Faculty
- Mind
- Lift
- Recall
- Imagination
- Impression
- Filter
- Phase
- Surface
- Bbc
- Separation
- Column
- Power
- Personality
- Atmosphere
- Detail
- Observation
- Knowledge
- Plate
- Layer
- Judgment
- Orchestra
- Reading
- Poetry
- Pleasure
- Comedy
- Conversation
- Kind
- Stream
- Fact
- Analysis
- Person
Adjective
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Wiktionary
RETENTIVE, adjective. Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.
RETENTIVE, adjective. (slang, apocope) anal-retentive
RETENTIVE, noun. (obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint.
Dictionary definition
RETENTIVE, adjective. Good at remembering; "a retentive mind"; "tenacious memory".
RETENTIVE, adjective. Having the capacity to retain something.
RETENTIVE, adjective. Having the power, capacity, or quality of retaining water; "soils retentive of moisture".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.