Attachments
/əˈtætʃmənts/
Definitions
Something that is attached to something else; a connection, often emotional.
/əˈtætʃmənts/
Something attached; emotional connection
The email contained several attachments.
💡 Simply: Things connected or linked; feelings of connection.
More Examples
She felt a deep attachment to her family.
How It's Used
"Please check the attachments to this email."
"He has strong emotional attachments to his childhood home."
Idioms & expressions
have an attachment to
To have a strong emotional connection to something or someone.
"She has a strong attachment to her childhood home."
From Middle English *attachement, from Old French *achechement, from *achechier "to attach". The word's meaning has evolved from a physical fastening to include emotional bonds.
Historically, the word focused more on the physical act of attaching, with the emotional connotation developing later.
Memory tip
Think of attaching a file to an email – that's one kind of attachment.