Synonyms for attachment

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-tach-muhnt

Phonetic Transcription : əˈtætʃ mənt

Top 10 synonyms for attachment

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Définition of attachment

Origin : c.1400, "arrest of a person on judicial warrant" (mid-13c. in Anglo-Latin), from French attachement, from attacher (see attach). Application to property (including, later, wages) dates from 1590s; meaning "sympathy, devotion" is recorded from 1704; that of "something that is attached to something else" dates from 1797 and has become perhaps the most common use since the rise of e-mail.

noun fastening
noun something joined, fastened to another
noun affection, high regard

Example sentences :

This satisfied him, for he cared nothing for the attachment of those under his command.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

To increase the attachment of our people to the Union, our laws should be just.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

I shall trouble you meanwhile to prevent his forming any other attachment when he comes to town.
Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen

And had not I proofs of his generous conduct and attachment to me?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

What I value him so much for it his fidelity to myself, and his attachment to the whole family.
Extract from : « Georgie's Present » by Miss Brightwell

But as for his attachment to his family, who thanks him for that?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I can feel for a dependant now, and set some value on his attachment.'
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

May my attachment to her be pure as devotion, and lasting as immortal life!
Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns

My attachment to L——, as you say, is involuntary, and my love as pure as it is fervent.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

But do I dare to expect your pity, Leonora, for such an attachment?
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

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