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retentiveness vs impermeability

impermeability vs retentiveness

retentiveness and impermeability both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retentiveness Yes No No No
impermeability Yes No No No
As nouns, impermeability is a hypernym of retentiveness; that is, impermeability is a word with a broader meaning than retentiveness:
  • retentiveness: the power of retaining liquid
  • impermeability: the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
Other hypernyms of retentiveness include impermeableness.
retentiveness (noun) impermeability (noun)
the property of retaining possessions that have been acquired the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid
the power of retaining liquid
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
Difference between retentiveness and impermeability

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