"retentiveness" meaning in All languages combined

See retentiveness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From retentive + -ness. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ten-}}, {{suffix|en|retentive|ness}} retentive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} retentiveness (uncountable)
  1. the state of being retentive Tags: uncountable Related terms: anal-retentiveness Translations (state of being retentive): coinneálacht [feminine] (Irish)
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