attachment

/ətˈætʃmənt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
2. a supplementary part or accessory
3. a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
4. a connection that fastens things together
5. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
   “attachment to a formal agenda”
6. the act of attaching or affixing something
7. the act of fastening things together

Synonyms for attachment

• fond regard
• bond
• adherence
• adhesion
• affixation
• fastening

Words that rhyme with attachment

• detachment
• catchment