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Definitions for Attachment
[1] an act of attaching or the state of being attached.
[2] 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.
[3] Psychology . 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. See also attachment disorder, attachment theory.
[4] something that attaches; a fastening or tie: the attachments of a harness; the attachments of a pair of skis.
[5] an additional or supplementary device: attachments for an electric drill.
[6] 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.
[7] something attached, as a document added to a letter.
[8] a computer or electronic file sent with an email.
[9] a means of securing; a fastening
[10] (often foll by to) affection or regard (for); devotion (to) attachment to a person or to a cause
[11] an object to be attached, esp a supplementary part an attachment for an electric drill
[12] the act of attaching or the state of being attached
[13] 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
[14] law the binding of a debt in the hands of a garnishee until its disposition has been decided by the court
Words related to Attachment
connection, friendship, affinity, loyalty, devotion, clamp, junction, coupling, joint, fastener, link, tie, bond, adapter, connector, auxiliary, extension, annex, addition, extra
Words nearby Attachment
attaboy, attacca, attach, attached, attached gingiva, attachment, attachment disorder, attachment of earnings, attachment parenting, attachment theory, attaché
Origin of Attachment
1400–50; late Middle English attachement seizure < Anglo-French. See attach, -ment
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
Synonyms for Attachment
connection, adapter, bond, clamp, connector, coupling, fastener, joint, junction, link, tie