noun

attachment

Translation

attachment, fondness, accessory

Please find the report in the attachment.

She has a deep attachment to her family.

The food mixer comes with several attachments.

((to an email)) an attachment to an email I sent the photo as an attachment.

((to sb./sth.)) an attachment to sb./sth. He has a strong attachment to his hometown.

Synonyms: add-on, accessory, affection; Antonyms: detachment, indifference

From the verb 'attach' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ment'. It literally means 'a thing that is attached'.

Think of 'attaching' a file to an email, or your feelings being 'attached' to a person or place.