attachment meaning and definition

ATTACHMENT noun

Definition of attachment (noun)

1. a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
   • synonyms: fond regard
2. a supplementary part or accessory
3. a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
4. a connection that fastens things together
   • synonyms: bond
5. 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"
   • synonyms: adherence, adhesion
6. the act of attaching or affixing something
   • synonyms: affixation
7. the act of fastening things together
   • synonyms: fastening