Definitions for attachment
əˈtætʃ məntat·tach·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attachment, fond regardnoun

   a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

2. attachmentnoun

   a supplementary part or accessory

3. attachmentnoun

   a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

4. attachment, bondnoun

   a connection that fastens things together

5. attachment, adherence, adhesionnoun

   faithful support for a cause or political party or religion

   "attachment to a formal agenda"; "adherence to a fat-free diet"; "the adhesion of Seville was decisive"

6. attachment, affixationnoun

   the act of attaching or affixing something

7. fastening, attachmentnoun

   the act of fastening things together

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. attachmentnoun

   A strong bonding towards or with.

   I have such an attachment towards my fiancu00E9!

2. attachmentnoun

   A dependence, especially a strong one.

3. attachmentnoun

   A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

4. attachmentnoun

   The process or means by which something is physically attached.

5. attachmentnoun

   A file sent along with an email.

6. attachmentnoun

   Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

   attachment of earnings

7. Etymology: attachement,

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Attachmentnoun

   Etymology: attachment, Fr.

   1. Adherence; attention; regard.

   The Jews are remarkable for an attachment to their own country. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 5.

   The Romans burnt this last fleet, which is another mark of their small attachment to the sea. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   2. An apprehension of a man to bring him to answer an action; and sometimes it extends to his moveables.3. Foreign attachment, is the attachment of a foreigner’s goods found within a city, to satisfy creditors within a city.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attachment

   Attachment is a deep and enduring emotional bond that connects one person to another across time and space. It often refers to the relationship between infants and their primary caregivers, influencing the child's social, emotional, and cognitive development. However, attachment can also apply to the bonds formed between adults in romantic relationships, friendships, and family connections. In computing, it refers to a file sent with an electronic message, such as an email. In legal terms, attachment refers to the act of seizing property in adherence with a court order.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Attachmentnoun

   the act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party

2. Attachmentnoun

   that by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle

3. Attachmentnoun

   something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.)

4. Attachmentnoun

   a seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process

5. Attachmentnoun

   the writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. attachment

   See attach.

Matched Categories

1. • Addition
   • Combination
   • Connection
   • Joining
   • Law
   • Writ

How to pronounce attachment?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say attachment in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of attachment in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of attachment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of attachment in a Sentence

1. Anonymous:

   The fewer clear facts you have in support of an opinion, the stronger your emotional attachment to that opinion.

2. Marcus Aurelius:

   Some things are rushing into existence, others out of it. Some of what now exists is already gone. Change and flux constantly remake the world, just as the incessant progression of time remakes eternity. We find ourselves in a river. Which of the things around us should we value when none of them can offer a firm foothold? Like an attachment to a sparrow: we glimpse it and it’s gone.

3. Liam Garner:

   It’s the most intimate way to travel, you go so slow, and you have to physically work to get to places. So you really gain an attachment to the most random little towns and curves in the road.

4. George Washington:

   A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

5. Bill Hemmer:

   He was speaking for all those people, and he started a hunger drive for them. I mean, that's a pretty good way to start if you ask me, so when you're local, and you're born and bred, yeah, there's an immediate attachment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=attachment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Attachment
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=attachment
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attachment
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf