Unretentive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌnɹᵻtˈɛntɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌnɹɪtˈɛntɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌnɹɪtˈɛntɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌnɹᵻtˈɛntɪv/.

Examples

a short memory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

short forgetful

Antonyms

retentive

Parts of Speech

adjective

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

“a short memory”

Word Forms

forgetfulness	noun	tendency to forget
shortness	noun	the condition of being short of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unaufhaltsam

(des Gedächtnisses) mangelhaft an Merkfähigkeit oder Reichweite

🇫🇷French

sans répit

(de mémoire) déficient en rémanence ou en portée

🇪🇸Spanish

irretenible

(de memoria) deficiente en capacidad de retención o alcance

🇮🇹Italian

non ritentivo

(di memoria) carente di ritenzione o portata

🇳🇱Dutch

onsamenhangend

(van geheugen) met een tekort aan retentie of bereik

🇵🇹Portuguese

irretentivo

(de memória) deficiente em capacidade de retenção ou alcance

🇷🇺Russian

несохраняемый

(памяти) с недостатком запоминаемости или диапазона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अविवेकी

(स्मृति की) धारण क्षमता या सीमा में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অমনোযোগী

(স্মৃতির) ধারণক্ষমতা বা পরিসরে ঘাটতি

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனிக்காத

(நினைவகத்தின்) தக்கவைப்பு அல்லது வரம்பில் குறைபாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలుపుదల లేని

(జ్ఞాపకశక్తి) నిలుపుదల లేదా పరిధిలో లోపం

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्लक्षित

(स्मृतीची) धारणा किंवा श्रेणीमध्ये कमतरता

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેદરકારી

(સ્મરણશક્તિની) જાળવણી અથવા શ્રેણીમાં ઉણપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಮನಿಸದ

(ನೆನಪಿನ) ಧಾರಣಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂക്ഷിക്കാത്ത

(ഓർമ്മയുടെ) നിലനിർത്തൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രേണിയുടെ കുറവ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਪਰਵਾਹ

(ਮੈਮੋਰੀ ਦੀ) ਧਾਰਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੀਮਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے احتیاط

(یاداشت کی) برقراری یا حد میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不留心的

（记忆）记忆力或范围不足

🇯🇵Japanese

保持力のない

（記憶の）保持力や範囲が不足している

🇰🇷Korean

유지력이 없는

(기억의) 기억력이나 범위가 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiêm tốn

(của trí nhớ) thiếu khả năng ghi nhớ hoặc phạm vi

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่โอ้อวด

(ความจำ) บกพร่องในการเก็บรักษาหรือระยะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak dapat disimpan

(Memori) kekurangan daya ingat atau jangkauan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi mapagpasensya

(ng memorya) kulang sa retentiveness o range

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bersungguh-sungguh

(ingatan) kekurangan dalam pengekalan atau julat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متواضع

(الذاكرة) ناقصة في الحفظ أو المدى

🇮🇷Persian

بی احتیاط

(حافظه) از نظر حفظ یا برد کم است

🇹🇷Turkish

tutucu olmayan

(bellek) kalıcılık veya aralıkta yetersiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסרי מעצורים

(של זיכרון) חסר שמירה או טווח

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