Recollective — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

good at remembering

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛktɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛktɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌɛkəlˈɛktɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌɛkəlˈɛktɪv/.

Examples

a retentive mind
tenacious memory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

retentive tenacious long

Antonyms

unretentive

Parts of Speech

adjective

good at remembering

“a retentive mind”

Word Forms

retentiveness	noun	the power of retaining and recalling past experience
retentivity	noun	the power of retaining and recalling past experience
retain	verb	hold back within
recollect	verb	recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
tenaciousness	noun	persistent determination

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erinnernd

gut im Erinnern

🇫🇷French

souvenir

bon pour se souvenir

🇪🇸Spanish

recordativo

bueno para recordar

🇮🇹Italian

raccoglitivo

bravo a ricordare

🇳🇱Dutch

gedenkwaardig

goed in onthouden

🇵🇹Portuguese

recordativo

bom em lembrar

🇷🇺Russian

вспоминающий

хорошо запоминает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्मरणीय

याद रखने में अच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

স্মরণীয়

মনে রাখা ভালো

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவுபடுத்தும்

நினைவில் வைத்திருப்பதில் நல்லவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

జ్ఞాపకశక్తి

గుర్తుంచుకోవడం మంచిది

🇮🇳Marathi

स्मरणशक्ती

लक्षात ठेवणे चांगले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંસ્મરણાત્મક

યાદ રાખવામાં સારું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮರಣೀಯ

ನೆನಪಿಡುವಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓർമ്മപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന

ഓർക്കാൻ മിടുക്കൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਦ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਯਾਦ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

یاد کرنے والا

یاد رکھنے میں اچھا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回忆性的

善于记忆

🇯🇵Japanese

回想的な

覚えるのが得意

🇰🇷Korean

회상적

기억을 잘한다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồi tưởng

giỏi ghi nhớ

🇹🇭Thai

จำได้

จำได้ดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berkenaan dgn ingatan

pandai mengingat

🇵🇭Filipino

recolective

magaling mag-alala

🇲🇾Malay

teringat

pandai mengingati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذكري

جيد في التذكر

🇮🇷Persian

جمعی

خوب در به خاطر سپردن

🇹🇷Turkish

anımsatıcı

hatırlamakta iyi

🇮🇱Hebrew

זכרוני

טוב בלזכור

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What is the primary definition of the word 'recollective'?

The primary meaning of 'recollective' is 'good at remembering'.

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Using 'recollective' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'recollective' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'recollective' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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