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retentiveness

1.	(noun) the power of retaining liquid: "moisture retentivity of soil"
	Synonyms: retention, retentivity
	Related Words: impermeability, impermeableness

2.	(noun) the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
	Related Words: acquisitiveness

3.	(noun) the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
	Synonyms: memory, retention
	Related Words: faculty, mental faculty, module