Antonyms for attachment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-tach-muhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈtætʃ mənt |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for attachment
- accessory
- accoutrement
- adapter
- addition
- adjunct
- affinity
- amore
- annex
- appendage
- appurtenance
- attraction
- auxiliary
- bond
- case
- clamp
- connection
- connector
- coupling
- crush
- devotion
- extension
- extra
- fastener
- fidelity
- fitting
- fixture
- fondness
- friendship
- hankering
- joint
- junction
- liking
- link
- love
- loyalty
- part
- partiality
- possessiveness
- regard
- shine
- supplement
- tenderness
- tie
- weakness
- yen
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