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irretentiveness

irretentiveness noun: the quality of being irretentive.

Noun

irretentiveness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being irretentive.

Origin of irretentiveness

From irretentive + -ness.

Questions about irretentiveness

What does irretentiveness mean?
Irretentiveness means the quality of being irretentive.
What part of speech is irretentiveness?
Irretentiveness is a noun.

Words near irretentiveness in the dictionary

  1. irresultative
  2. irresuscitable
  3. irresuscitably
  4. irretention
  5. irretentive
  6. irretentiveness
  7. irreticence
  8. irreticences
  9. irreticent
  10. irretraceable
  11. irretractable

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