Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retentivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-ten-tiv-i-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to retain, potential for retention.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The capacity to retain magnetism after a magnetizing action.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From retentive + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Root: *ten-
Suffix: retentive

Usage

Inflected Forms

retentivities (plural)

Synonyms

retentiveness retention memory

Questions

What does retentivity mean?: The ability to retain, potential for retention.
Where does retentivity come from?: From retentive + -ity.

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