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recollection vs retentiveness

retentiveness vs recollection

recollection and retentiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
recollection Yes No No No
retentiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, retentiveness is a hypernym of recollection; that is, retentiveness is a word with a broader meaning than recollection:
  • recollection: the ability to recall past occurrences
  • retentiveness: the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Other hypernyms of recollection include memory, retention, retentivity.
recollection (noun) retentiveness (noun)
the ability to recall past occurrences the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired
the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) the power of retaining liquid
something recalled to the mind the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Difference between recollection and retentiveness

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