English-Thai Dictionary

retentive

ADJ ซึ่ง เก็บรักษา ไว้ ได้  grasping restraining sueng-keb-rak-sa-wai-dai

 

retentive

ADJ มี ความทรงจำ ดี  with good memory me-kwam-song-jam-de

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RETENTIVE

a.Having the power to retain; as a retentive memory; the retentive faculty; the retentive force of the stomach; a body retentive of heat or moisture.

 

RETENTIVENESS

n.The quality of retention; a retentiveness of memory.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RETENTIVE

Re *ten "tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétentif.]

 

Defn: Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory. Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron, Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. Shak.

 

RETENTIVE

RETENTIVE Re *ten "tive, n.

 

Defn: That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] Bp. Hall.

 

RETENTIVELY

RETENTIVELY Re *ten "tive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a retentive manner.

 

RETENTIVENESS

RETENTIVENESS Re *ten "tive *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being retentive.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

retentive

re ten tive |riˈtentiv rəˈtɛn (t )ɪv | ▶adjective 1 (of a person's memory ) having the ability to remember facts and impressions easily. 2 (of a substance ) able to absorb and hold moisture. • chiefly Medicine serving to keep something in place. DERIVATIVES re ten tive ly adverb, re ten tive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French retentif, -ive or medieval Latin retentivus, from retent- ‘held back, ’ from the verb retinere (see retain ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

retentive

re |ten ¦tive |rɪˈtɛntɪv | ▶adjective 1 (of a person's memory ) effective in retaining facts and impressions. 2 (of a substance ) able to absorb and hold moisture. • chiefly Medicine serving to keep something in place. DERIVATIVES retentively adverb, retentiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French retentif, -ive or medieval Latin retentivus, from retent- ‘held back ’, from the verb retinere (see retain ).

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

retentive

re ten tive /rɪténtɪv /形容詞 1 記憶力のある, よく記憶する ▸ a retentive memory よい記憶力 2 «…を » 保持する, 保持力のある «of » ▸ be retentive of moisture 湿気をよく保つ ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞