

Definition of Attachment


  1. The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a friend, or to a party.
  2. That by which one thing is attached to another; connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle.
  3. Something attached; some adjunct attached to an instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.).
  4. A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal process.
  5. The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.

Attachment Quotations

Thomas Jefferson

He who is overly attached to his family members experiences fear and sorrow, for the root of all grief is attachment. Thus one should discard attachment to be happy.

George Washington

Erich Fromm

George Eliot
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Attachment Translations

attachment in Dutch is aanhechting
attachment in French is fortification, attachement
attachment in Italian is attinenza, fortificazione
attachment in Spanish is afectuosidad, atadura, fijacion

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