attachment

Main Entry:
attachment [uh-tach-muhnt]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fastening
Synonyms: adapter, bond, clamp, connection, connector, coupling, fastener, joint, junction, link, tie
Main Entry: attachment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: affection, high regard
Synonyms: affinity, amore, attraction, bond, case, crush, devotion, fidelity, fondness, friendship, hankering*, liking, love, loyalty, partiality, possessiveness, regard, shine*, tenderness, weakness, yen*
Antonyms: alienation, animosity, aversion, dislike, divorce, enmity, estrangement, hate, hatred, opposition
Main Entry: accessory
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ornament; accompanying item; supplementary part
Synonyms: accent, addition, adjunct, adornment, appendage, appendix, appliance, appurtenance, attachment, component, decoration, extension, extra, frill, help, supplement, trim, trimming
Antonyms: principal
Main Entry: accompaniment
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: necessary part or embellishment
Synonyms: accessory, adjunct, appendage, appurtenance, attachment, attendant, attribute, augmentation, complement, concomitant, enhancement, enrichment, supplement
Main Entry: addendum
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something conjoined, added
Synonyms: addition, adjunct, appendage, appendix, attachment, augmentation, codicil, extension, extra, postscript, rider, supplement
Notes: an addition is something that, when added, serves simply to augment or extend that to which it has been added, leaving the character of the original unchanged; an addendum forms a separate distinguishable portion of the whole and it first meant 'a thing to be added'
Main Entry: addition
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: process of conjoining, adding
Synonyms: accession, adding, adjoining, affixing, annexation, attachment, augmentation, enlargement, extension, inclusion, increasing
Notes: an addition is something that, when added, serves simply to augment or extend that to which it has been added, leaving the character of the original unchanged; an addendum forms a separate distinguishable portion of the whole and it first meant 'a thing to be added'
Antonyms: decrease, deduction, lessening, loss, reduction, shrinkage, subtraction, withdrawal
Main Entry: addition
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something conjoined to or enlargement of something
Synonyms: accession, accessory, accretion, accrual, addendum, additive, adjunct, aggrandizement, annex, appendage, appendix, attachment, augmentation, bonus, boost, commission, dividend, enhancement, enlargement, expansion, extension, extra, gain, hike, increase, increment, option, profit, raise, reinforcement, rise, supplement, wing
Notes: an addition is something that, when added, serves simply to augment or extend that to which it has been added, leaving the character of the original unchanged; an addendum forms a separate distinguishable portion of the whole and it first meant 'a thing to be added'
Main Entry: adhesion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: holding fast
Synonyms: adherence, adhesiveness, attachment, bond, cling, grip, stickiness, sticking
Notes: adherence is mostly used in figurative senses while adhesion is literal and implies physical contact between surfaces and has a technical sense in medicine
Main Entry: adoration
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: intense love
Synonyms: admiration, amore, ardor, attachment, crush, devotion, esteem, estimation, exaltation, glorification, hankering, honor, idolatry, idolization, infatuation, pash, passion, puppy love, reverence, shine*, veneration, weakness*, worship, worshipping, yen*
Antonyms: abhorrence, detestation, disrespect, hate
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