combination vs attachment

attachment vs combination

combination and attachment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
combination	Yes	No	No	No
attachment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, attachment is a hyponym of combination; that is, attachment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than combination:

combination: the act of combining things to form a new whole
attachment: the act of attaching or affixing something

Other hyponyms of combination include affixation, confusion, admixture, commixture, intermixture, mix, mixing, mixture, fusion, blend, blending, interspersal, interspersion, temperance, conjugation, jointure, unification, union, uniting, consolidation, integration.

combination (noun)	attachment (noun)
the act of combining things to form a new whole	the act of fastening things together
the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order	the act of attaching or affixing something
a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities	faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose	a supplementary part or accessory
a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock	a connection that fastens things together
an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)	a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
a coordinated sequence of chess moves	a feeling of affection for a person or an institution

Difference between combination and attachment

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