Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attachment

/əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.88 in modern English

Syllables: at-tach-ment
IPA: /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dependence, especially a strong one.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A device attached to a piece of equipment or a tool.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The means by which something is physically attached.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A file sent along with a message, usually an email.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process by which any (downward) leader connects to any available (upward) streamer in a lightning flash.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The “implantation window” is a short, specific phase during which attachment of the blastocyst occurs."
"I have such an attachment towards my fiancé!"
"Through every other kind of drug experience, however, ran his attachment to alcohol."
"Zimchenko's phone had a tape attachment, […]"
"[The umbilical cord is] the attachment connecting the fetus with the placenta."
"attachment of earnings"

Etymology

From French attachement. By surface analysis, attach + -ment.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: attachement

Usage

Inflected Forms

attachments (plural)

Derived Forms

chemoattachment cryoattachment misattachment nonattachment overattachment postattachment preattachment reattachment unattachment

Phrases

aeolian attachment attachment disorder attachment of earnings attachment parenting attachment theory attachment therapy non-attachment preferential attachment

Synonyms

fastening affixation adherence adhesion bond fond regard

Rhymes With

detachment catchment

Questions

How do you pronounce attachment?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtæt͡ʃmənt/.
What does attachment mean?: The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching.
Where does attachment come from?: It is traced to French.

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