† retinencen.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retinentia.

Etymology: < classical Latin retinentia capacity to retain (in the memory) < retinent- , retinēns , present participle of retinēre retain v. + -ia -ia suffix¹: see -ence suffix. Compare earlier retention n., and also slightly earlier retinency n.

Obsolete. rare.

Ability to retain something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > cohesiveness

toughnessc1440

tenacity1555

retinence1642

tenaciousness1658

cohesiveness1727

clinginess1775

cohesibility1826

retentiveness1879

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. N2^v When once an end Is put unto this life, and fate doth rend Our retinence; what follows nought at all Belongs to us.

1846 Jrnl. Health & Dis. 1 270 (heading) The retinence of virtues, by medicines homœopathically prepared, under great variations of climate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	retinence
释义	† retinencen. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retinentia. Etymology: < classical Latin retinentia capacity to retain (in the memory) < retinent- , retinēns , present participle of retinēre retain v. + -ia -ia suffix¹: see -ence suffix. Compare earlier retention n., and also slightly earlier retinency n. Obsolete. rare. Ability to retain something. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being thick enough to retain form > [noun] > cohesiveness toughnessc1440 tenacity1555 retinence1642 tenaciousness1658 cohesiveness1727 clinginess1775 cohesibility1826 retentiveness1879 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. N2^v When once an end Is put unto this life, and fate doth rend Our retinence; what follows nought at all Belongs to us. 1846 Jrnl. Health & Dis. 1 270 (heading) The retinence of virtues, by medicines homœopathically prepared, under great variations of climate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1642
随便看	unmeltable unmeltableness unmelted unmelting unmember unmembering unmemorable unmemorably unmemoried unmenaced unmenacing unmendable unmendably unmended unmenged unmenseful unmensk unmensurable unmental unmentionability unmentionable unmentionableness unmentionablenesses unmentionables unmentionably