Attachment and Affiliation

Attachment

Attachment noun - A feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone.

Affiliation is a synonym for attachment. In some cases you can use "Affiliation" instead a noun "Attachment".

Affiliation

Affiliation noun - The state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters).
Usage example: the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company

Attachment is a synonym for affiliation in connection topic. You can use "Attachment" instead a noun "Affiliation".

Nearby Words: affiliate, affiliated, affiliating

How words are described

emotional emotional attachment emotional affiliation
close close attachment close affiliation
particular particular attachment particular affiliation
true true attachment true affiliation
Other adjectives: strong, actual, real, personal, secret, possible, former, apparent, military, ideological.
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