the power of retaining and recalling past experience
“he had a good memory when he was younger”
noun
the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
noun
the power of retaining liquid
“moisture retentivity of soil”
Word Forms
memorize
verb
commit to memory; learn by heart
retain
verb
keep in one's mind
retentive
adjective
good at remembering
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Remanenz
die Fähigkeit, vergangene Erfahrungen zu behalten und abzurufen
🇫🇷French
rémanence
le pouvoir de conserver et de rappeler l’expérience passée
🇪🇸Spanish
retentividad
El poder de retener y recordar experiencias pasadas.
🇮🇹Italian
ritenzione
il potere di trattenere e ricordare l’esperienza passata
🇳🇱Dutch
retentie
de kracht van het vasthouden en herinneren van ervaringen uit het verleden
🇵🇹Portuguese
retentividade
o poder de reter e relembrar experiências passadas
🇷🇺Russian
сохраняемость
способность сохранять и вспоминать прошлый опыт
India
🇮🇳Hindi
धारणशीलता
पिछले अनुभव को बनाए रखने और याद करने की शक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
ধারণ ক্ষমতা
অতীত অভিজ্ঞতা ধরে রাখার এবং স্মরণ করার শক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
தக்கவைப்பு
கடந்த கால அனுபவத்தைத் தக்கவைத்து நினைவுபடுத்தும் ஆற்றல்
🇮🇳Telugu
నిలుపుదల
గత అనుభవాన్ని నిలుపుకోవడం మరియు గుర్తుచేసుకునే శక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
धारणा
भूतकाळातील अनुभव टिकवून ठेवण्याची आणि आठवण्याची शक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
જાળવણી
ભૂતકાળના અનુભવને જાળવી રાખવાની અને યાદ કરવાની શક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಧಾರಣಶಕ್ತಿ
ಹಿಂದಿನ ಅನುಭವವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಮತ್ತು ನೆನಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಶಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നിലനിർത്തൽ
മുൻകാല അനുഭവങ്ങൾ നിലനിർത്താനും ഓർമ്മിപ്പിക്കാനുമുള്ള ശക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧਾਰਨਾ
ਪਿਛਲੇ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਨੂੰ ਬਰਕਰਾਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਅਤੇ ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
برقرار رکھنے کی صلاحیت
ماضی کے تجربے کو برقرار رکھنے اور یاد کرنے کی طاقت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
记忆力
保留和回忆过去经验的力量
🇯🇵Japanese
保持力
過去の経験を保持し、思い出す力
🇰🇷Korean
보유력
과거 경험을 유지하고 회상하는 힘
🇻🇳Vietnamese
độ lưu giữ
sức mạnh của việc giữ lại và nhớ lại kinh nghiệm trong quá khứ
🇹🇭Thai
การเก็บรักษา
พลังแห่งการจดจำและรำลึกถึงประสบการณ์ในอดีต
🇮🇩Indonesian
retensitivitas
kekuatan mempertahankan dan mengingat pengalaman masa lalu
🇲🇾Malay
retentiviti
kuasa mengekalkan dan mengimbas kembali pengalaman lalu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
احتفاظ
قوة الاحتفاظ واسترجاع الخبرات السابقة
🇮🇷Persian
نگهداری
قدرت حفظ و یادآوری تجربیات گذشته
🇹🇷Turkish
kalıcılık
geçmiş deneyimleri saklama ve hatırlama gücü
🇮🇱Hebrew
כושר שמירה
הכוח של לשמר ולהיזכר בניסיון העבר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'retentivity'?
The primary meaning of 'retentivity' is 'the power of retaining and recalling past experience'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'retentivity' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'retentivity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'retentivity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'retentivity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'retentivity' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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