retentive

Describes the ability to retain or hold something, especially information or liquid.

ruОписывает способность удерживать или сохранять что-либо, особенно информацию или жидкость.esDescribe la capacidad de retener o conservar algo, especialmente información o líquidos.frQualifie la capacité de retenir ou de conserver quelque chose, en particulier des informations ou un liquide.deBezeichnet die Fähigkeit, etwas zu behalten oder zu bewahren, insbesondere Informationen oder Flüssigkeiten.ptDescreve a capacidade de reter ou conservar algo, especialmente informação ou líquido; pode indicar boa memória ou absorção de umidade.zh形容能够保持、保留或容纳某物的能力，尤其指信息或液体。arيصف القدرة على الإمساك بالشيء أو الاحتفاظ به، ولا سيما المعلومات أو السوائل. ويُستعمل أيضًا لمن يسهل تذكّره واسترجاعه للمعلومات.

1. Good at remembering B2 formal

   Having an excellent ability to remember information or details.

   • She has a retentive memory for names and faces.
   • His retentive mind allowed him to recall facts from years ago.
   • A retentive student can easily memorize complex formulas.

   ruЦепкийesQue tiene buena memoriafrqui a une excellente mémoiredeGutes GedächtnisptMemorizadorzh记性好arقوي الذاكرة

   Sinónimos: recollective

   Antónimos: forgetful

2. Capacity to retain C1 formal

   Having the ability to hold or keep something, such as knowledge or physical substances.

   • The soil here is highly retentive of moisture.
   • This material is retentive of heat for long periods.
   • The sponge is very retentive, absorbing all the liquid.

   ruСпособность удерживатьesRetentivofrqui retientdeFähigkeit zu behaltenptCapacidade de retençãozh保持能力arالقدرة على الاحتفاظ

   Sinónimos: absorbentabsorptiveholdingspongytenacious

   Antónimos: forgetfulleakypermeableporous

3. Water retention C1 formal

   Having the power or quality to hold water, preventing it from draining away.

   • Clay soils are more retentive of water than sandy soils.
   • The retentive properties of this fabric make it ideal for raincoats.
   • Gardeners often add organic matter to improve the retentive capacity of the soil.

   ruВлагосодержащийesRetentivo (de agua)frrétenteur d'eaudewasserretentivptRetentor de águazh保水的arحابس للماء

   Sinónimos: absorbentspongy

   Antónimos: drainingpermeableporous

• more retentive comparative form
• most retentive superlative form