attachment

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
noun a supplementary part or accessory
noun a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding

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

My attachments are always excessively strong. — Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen
Could she be constant in her attachments? — War and Peace, Leo, graf Tolstoy
He never doubted her attachment to himself. — Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter, Lawrence L. Lynch

fond regard

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