Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retentiveness

3 senses of retentiveness

Sense 1
memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivity -- (the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger")
       => faculty, mental faculty, module -- (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)

Sense 2
retentiveness, retentivity -- (the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired)
       => acquisitiveness -- (strong desire to acquire and possess)

Sense 3
retentiveness, retentivity, retention -- (the power of retaining liquid; "moisture retentivity of soil")
       => impermeability, impermeableness -- (the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid)