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Meaning of "irretentiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRRETENTIVENESS

irretentiveness  [ˌɪrɪˈtentɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRRETENTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Irretentiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRRETENTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of irretentiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of irretentiveness in the dictionary is the quality or state of not having the capacity to retain or remember.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRRETENTIVENESS


activeness
ˈæktɪvnəs
adaptiveness
əˈdæptɪvnəs
alimentiveness
ˌælɪˈmɛntɪvnəs
assentiveness
əˈsentɪvnəs
conservativeness
kənˈsɜːvətɪvnəs
cooperativeness
kəʊˈɒpərətɪvnəs
costiveness
ˈkɒstɪvnəs
creativeness
krɪˈeɪtɪvnəs
defectiveness
dɪˈfektɪvnəs
inattentiveness
ˌɪnəˈtentɪvnəs
informativeness
ɪnˈfɔːmətɪvnəs
innovativeness
ˈɪnəvətɪvnəs
inoperativeness
ɪnˈɒpərətɪvnəs
intuitiveness
ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvnəs
positiveness
ˈpɒzɪtɪvnəs
presentiveness
prɪˈzentɪvnəs
preventiveness
prɪˈventɪvnəs
restrictiveness
rɪˈstrɪktɪvnəs
stick-to-itiveness
ˌstɪkˈtuːˌɪtɪvnəs
substantiveness
ˈsʌbstəntɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRRETENTIVENESS

irresponsibleness
irresponsibly
irresponsive
irresponsively
irresponsiveness
irrestrainable
irresuscitable
irresuscitably
irretention
irretentive
irretrievability
irretrievable
irretrievableness
irretrievably
irreverence
irreverent
irreverential
irreverently
irreversibility
irreversible

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRRETENTIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of irretentiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «irretentiveness» into 25 languages

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irretentiveness
1,325 millions of speakers

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570 millions of speakers

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irretentiveness
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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers

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irretentiveness
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Irretentiveness
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irretentiveness
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irretentiveness
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85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Irretentiveness
85 millions of speakers
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irretentiveness
80 millions of speakers

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irretentiveness
75 millions of speakers

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75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

irretentiveness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

irretentiveness
65 millions of speakers

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irretentiveness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

irretentiveness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

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30 millions of speakers
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15 millions of speakers
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irretentiveness
14 millions of speakers
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irretentiveness
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

irretentiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of irretentiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRETENTIVENESS»

The term «irretentiveness» is used very little and occupies the 175.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRRETENTIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «irretentiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «irretentiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about irretentiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRRETENTIVENESS»

Discover the use of irretentiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to irretentiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Domestic Annals of Scotland: 1689-1748
All the rest of the noblemen and gentlemen taken at Preston either made their escape from Newgate, which on this occasion manifested a peculiar irretentiveness, or were pardoned. About twenty inferior persons were executed. There were ...
‎1861
2
Domestic Annals of Scotland
All the rest of the noblemen and gentlemen taken at Preston either made their escape from Ncwgate, which on this occasion manifested a peculiar irretentiveness, or were pardoned. About twenty inferior persons were executed. There were ...
Robert Chambers, 1861
3
A Selection from the Writings of Viscount Strangford on ...
We are much inclined to dwell at length on this extraordinary man; on his high moral courage and resolution in great things, combined with incredible physical timidity in small things; on his humourous candour and irretentiveness of mind, ...
Smythe Percy Ellen Frederick William Strangford, 1869
4
Domestic Annals of Scotland
All the rest of the noblemen and gentlemen taken at Preston either made their escape from Newgate, which on this occasion manifested a. peculiar irretentiveness, or were pardoned. About twenty inferior persons were executed. There were ...
‎1861
5
Discourses on the Parable of the Sower
AH due allowance is to be made for the irretentiveness of some memories, and the peculiar unfavourableness of some person's situation and circumstances to the duty I am recommending. But it is a duty most reasonable in itself, earnestly ...
Samuel Stennett, 1823
6
The works ...: now first collected into a body: with some ...
All due allowance is to be made for the irretentiveness of some memories, and the peculiar unfavourableness of some person's situation and circumstances, to the duty I am recommending. But it is a duty most reasonable in itself, earnestly ...
Samuel Stennett, 1824
7
An Alphabetical List of English Words Occurring in the ...
B Irretentiveness, Sat Rev Irretrievable, adj. B Imtrievably, adv. B Irreverent, adj. B Irreverently. adv. B Ifrevoeable, ad'. Traherne Iflltable, adj. B Irljllflncy, sb. Carl 1'T} l»8ie,v. a. B Irritation, sb. B Imlptioii, sb. B Islam. sb. Irving Islamlsm, sb.
‎1861
8
The Works of Samuel Stennett
All due allowance is to be made for the irretentiveness of some memories, and the peculiar unfavourableness of some person's situation and circumstances, to the duty I am recommending. But it is a duty most reasonable in itself, earnestly ...
Samuel Stennett, William Jones, 1824
9
The Complete Writings of James Russell Lowell: Among my books
Montaigne, indeed, reports of himself with the impartiality of a naturalist, and Boswell, in his letters to Temple, shows a maudlin irretentiveness ; but is not old Samuel Pepys, after all, the only man who spoke to himself of himself with perfect  ...
James Russell Lowell, Charles Eliot Norton, 1904
10
The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry: ...
Montaigne, indeed, reports of himself with the impartiality of a naturalist, and Boswell, in his letters to Temple, shows a maudlin irretentiveness ; but is not old Samuel Pepys, after all, the only man who spoke to himself of himself with perfect  ...
James Russell Lowell, 1898

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Irretentiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/irretentiveness>. Apr 2024 ».
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