attachment
noun [C or U] (FEELING OF LOVE) /əˈtætʃ.mənt/Definition
C2 a feeling of love or strong connection to someone or something: At university I formed a strong attachment to one of my tutors. She is unlikely to give up her lifelong attachment to feminist ideas.Liking
(Definition of attachment noun (FEELING OF LOVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adore verb (LOVE)
- affection noun
- approve verb (HAVE A GOOD OPINION)
- are/make a hit with idiom
- attached adjective
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be big on sth idiom
- dig verb (APPROVE)
- fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)
- go a bundle on sth idiom
- go for sth phrasal verb (LIKE)
- gravitate towards/to sth/sb phrasal verb
- grow on sb phrasal verb
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- predilection noun
- prize verb (REWARD)
- proclivity noun
- protective adjective
- smile on sth/sb phrasal verb
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