| Noun | 1. | attachment - a feeling of affection for a person or an institution | |
| 2. | attachment - a supplementary part or accessoryadd-on, addition, improver - a component that is added to something to improve it; "the addition of a bathroom was a major improvement"; "the addition of cinammon improved the flavor" | |
| 3. | attachment - a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceedingjurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 4. | attachment - a connection that fastens things togetherligament - any connection or unifying bond | |
| 5. | attachment - faithful support for a religion or cause or political partysupport - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer had the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" ecclesiasticism - excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities; "their ecclesiasticism overwhelmed their religion" cabalism, kabbalism - adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation royalism - adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government traditionalism - adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters) | |
| 6. | attachment - the act of attaching or affixing somethinggrafting, graft - the act of grafting something onto something else | |
| 7. | attachment - the act of fastening things togetherjoining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" linkage - the act of linking things together welding - fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure fixation - the activity of fastening something firmly in position | |