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".
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