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retentiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-ten-tive-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being retentive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English retentive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English retentiveness From retentive + -ness.

Usage

Phrases

anal-retentiveness

Frequently Paired Words

anal-retentiveness

Synonyms

retentivity retention memory

Questions

What does retentiveness mean?
The state of being retentive.
Where does retentiveness come from?
Etymology tree English retentive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English retentiveness From retentive + -ness.

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