nnoun.cognitionthe power of retaining and recalling past experienceSynset:memory retention retentiveness
Examples:- he had a good memory when he was younger
Derivationally Related Form:retainretentivememorize
Hypernyms:faculty mental faculty module
Inherited Hypernyms:memoryfacultyabilitycognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:anamnesisrecollectionremembrance
Full Hyponyms:remembrance
nnoun.attributethe property of retaining possessions that have been acquiredSynset:retentiveness
Derivationally Related Form:retentive
Hypernyms:acquisitiveness
Inherited Hypernyms:retentivenessacquisitivenessgreeddesiretendencydispositionpropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributethe power of retaining liquidSynset:retention retentiveness
Examples:- moisture retentivity of soil
Derivationally Related Form:retentive
Hypernyms:impermeability impermeableness
Inherited Hypernyms:retentivenessimpermeabilitysolidityconsistencypropertyattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:urinary retention
Full Hyponyms:urinary retention