attachment
a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like; devotion; regard: a fond attachment to his cousin; a profound attachment to the cause of peace.
Psychology. : See also attachment disorder, attachment theory.
an emotional bond between an infant or toddler and primary caregiver, a strong bond being vital for the child’s normal behavioral and social development.
an enduring emotional bond that develops between one adult and another in an intimate relationship: romantic attachment.
something that attaches; a fastening or tie: the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis.
an additional or supplementary device: attachments for an electric drill.
Law. seizure of property or person by legal authority, especially seizure of a defendant's property to prevent its dissipation before trial or to acquire jurisdiction over it.
something attached, as a document added to a letter.
Digital Technology. a computer or electronic file sent with an email.
Origin of attachment
1synonym study For attachment
Other words for attachment
Other words from attachment
- non·at·tach·ment, noun
- o·ver·at·tach·ment, noun
- pre·at·tach·ment, noun
- re·at·tach·ment, noun
- self-at·tach·ment, noun
- su·per·at·tach·ment, noun
Words Nearby attachment
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How to use attachment in a sentence
The problem with this attachment to a particular place, though, is that it can seem limiting.
Ivgy herself formed a special attachment to Zohar and says she “had a really hard time” once shooting wrapped.
Close attachment to autocratic regimes by the West pays short-term dividends but will antagonize generations of Muslims.
Why’s Al Qaeda So Strong? Washington Has (Literally) No idea | Bruce Riedel | November 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe retained a deep attachment to his mother, Judie McCain, and posted a photo of her on Facebook.
American Jihadis Douglas McCain and Troy Kastigar: From Losers to Martyrs | Michael Daly | August 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe locals worship their ancestors, and their attachment to family land is almost visceral.
Her attachment to impressionism leads this artist to many experiments in color—or, as one critic wrote, "to play with color."
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementHence their presence elsewhere, in spite of their passionate attachment to their free native hills.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyI believe there has been an attachment for some years, the gentleman's attentions are very marked.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe second word should indicate by its consonants the numbers of the bones to which the attachment is made.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Her husband noticed, and thought it was the expression of a deep filial attachment which he had never suspected.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate Chopin
British Dictionary definitions for attachment
/ (əˈtætʃmənt) /
a means of securing; a fastening
(often foll by to) affection or regard (for); devotion (to): attachment to a person or to a cause
an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part: an attachment for an electric drill
the act of attaching or the state of being attached
the arrest of a person for disobedience to a court order
the lawful seizure of property and placing of it under control of a court
a writ authorizing such arrest or seizure
law the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court
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