Synonyms for retentiveness
re·ten·tive·ness

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1. memory, retention, retentiveness, retentivitynoun

   the power of retaining and recalling past experience

   "he had a good memory when he was younger"

   Synonyms:
   memory, computer memory, retention, keeping, store, holding, retentivity, computer storage, memory board, storage, remembering

2. retentiveness, retentivitynoun

   the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired

   Synonyms:
   memory, retentivity, retention

3. retentiveness, retentivity, retentionnoun

   the power of retaining liquid

   "moisture retentivity of soil"

   Synonyms:
   memory, keeping, retentivity, retention, holding

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1. George Santayana:

   Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Thse who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.