We found 27 dictionaries that define the word retentive:

General (24 matching dictionaries)

1. retentive: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2. retentive: Merriam-Webster
3. retentive: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
4. retentive: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
5. retentive: Collins English Dictionary
6. retentive: Vocabulary.com
7. Retentive, retentive: Wordnik
8. retentive: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
9. retentive: Wiktionary
10. retentive: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
11. retentive: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
12. retentive: Infoplease Dictionary
13. retentive: Dictionary.com
14. retentive: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
15. Retentive: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
16. retentive: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
17. retentive: Rhymezone
18. Retentive: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
19. retentive: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
20. retentive: FreeDictionary.org
21. retentive: Mnemonic Dictionary
22. retentive: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

23. retentive: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

24. retentive: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

25. retentive: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary ( ) ▸ adjective:  Having power to retain ▸ adjective:  (slang, apocope) anal-retentive ▸ noun:  (obsolete) That which retains or confines; a restraint. Similar: retaining, acquisitive, recollective, long, holding, tenacious, retainable, reservative, tenible, fast, more... Opposite: forgetful, unretentive, untenacious, unmindful Types: obsessive, compulsive, anal, controlling, perfectionist, neat freak, more... Phrases: anal retentive, retentive undercut, anal retentive personality, arm, retentive clasp, arm retentive clasp, more... ▸ Words similar to retentive ▸ Usage examples for retentive ▸ Idioms related to retentive ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular adjectives describing retentive ▸ Popular nouns described by retentive ▸ Words that often appear near retentive ▸ Rhymes of retentive ▸ Invented words related to retentive