"retentive" meaning in All languages combined

See retentive on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retentive.wav Forms: more retentive [comparative], most retentive [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{bor|en|frm|rétentif}} Middle French rétentif, {{der|en|fro|retentif}} Old French retentif, {{der|en|ML.|retentivus}} Medieval Latin retentivus, {{der|en|la|retentus}} Latin retentus Head templates: {{en-adj}} retentive (comparative more retentive, superlative most retentive)
  1. Having power to retain
    Sense id: en-retentive-en-adj-MbIAXx5Z Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. (slang, apocope) anal-retentive Tags: apocopic, slang
    Sense id: en-retentive-en-adj-kMO8flFf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 52 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 71 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 71 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anal retentive, anal-retentive, gastroretentive, irretentive, nonretentive, retentively, retentiveness, stereoretentive, unretentive

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɹɪˈtɛntɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-retentive.wav Forms: retentives [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French rétentif, from Old French retentif, from Medieval Latin retentivus, from Latin retentus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{bor|en|frm|rétentif}} Middle French rétentif, {{der|en|fro|retentif}} Old French retentif, {{der|en|ML.|retentivus}} Medieval Latin retentivus, {{der|en|la|retentus}} Latin retentus Head templates: {{en-noun}} retentive (plural retentives)
  1. (obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-retentive-en-noun-0iE6M0yK

Adjective [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} retentive
  1. feminine plural of retentivo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: retentivo
    Sense id: en-retentive-it-adj-H7s~vsTC Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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