RETENTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of keeping in your possession
   Synonym(s)
   • holding (what does holding mean?)
   • keeping (what does keeping mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • possession (what does possession mean?)
   • ownership (what does ownership mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • withholding (what does withholding mean?)
   • storage (what does storage mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retain (what does retain mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • keep back (what does keep back mean?)
   • hold back (what does hold back mean?)
   • keep (what does keep mean?)
   • hold on (what does hold on mean?)
   • retain (what does retain mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • keep back (what does keep back mean?)
   • hold back (what does hold back mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the power of retaining liquid
   Synonym(s)
   • retentiveness (what does retentiveness mean?)
   • retentivity (what does retentivity mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • moisture retentivity of soil
   Hypernyms(s) retention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • impermeability (what does impermeability mean?)
   • impermeableness (what does impermeableness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • urinary retention (what does urinary retention mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the power of retaining and recalling past experience
   Synonym(s)
   • memory (what does memory mean?)
   • retentiveness (what does retentiveness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had a good memory when he was younger
   Hypernyms(s) retention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • faculty (what does faculty mean?)
   • mental faculty (what does mental faculty mean?)
   • module (what does module mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • remembrance (what does remembrance mean?)
   • recollection (what does recollection mean?)
   • anamnesis (what does anamnesis mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retain (what does retain mean?)
   • memorize (what does memorize mean?)
   • memorise (what does memorise mean?)
   • con (what does con mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)