Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonretentive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-re-ten-tive
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not retentive.

Etymology

From non- + retentive.

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

nonretention

Questions

What does nonretentive mean?
Not retentive.
Where does nonretentive come from?
From non- + retentive.

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