attachment
noun
[ əˈtatʃm(ə)nt ]
• an extra part or extension that is or may be attached to something to perform a particular function.
• "the processor comes complete with a blender attachment"
Similar:
accessory,
fitting,
fitment,
extension,
supplementary part,
supplementary component,
extra,
extra part,
adjunct,
addition,
add-on,
appurtenance,
appendage,
accoutrement,
auxiliary,
• affection, fondness, or sympathy for someone or something.
• "she felt a sentimental attachment to the place creep over her"
Similar:
bond,
closeness,
devotion,
loyalty,
fondness for,
love for,
liking for,
affection for,
affinity for,
tenderness for,
feeling for,
sentiment for,
regard for,
respect for,
admiration for,
reverence for,
relationship with,
friendship with,
intimacy with,
• temporary secondment to an organization.
• "the students are placed on attachment to schools for one day a week"
• the action of attaching something.
• "the case has a loop for attachment to your waist belt"
Similar:
fixing,
fastening,
affixing,
linking,
coupling,
clamping,
connection,
connecting,
addition,
adding,
incorporation,
introduction,
insertion,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘arrest for contempt of court’): from Old French attachement, from atachier ‘fasten, fix’ (see attach).
