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recollection vs retentivity

retentivity vs recollection

recollection and retentivity both are nouns.

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

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