connection vs attachment

connection and attachment both are nouns.

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

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

connection: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
attachment: the act of fastening things together

Other hyponyms of connection include hit, interconnection, intersection, approximation, bringing close together, concatenation, convergence, convergency, converging, coming upon, encounter, articulation, adjunction, junction, fastening.

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

connection: an instrumentality that connects
attachment: a connection that fastens things together

Other hyponyms of connection include bond, backbone, earth, ground, hitch, hookup, jumper, conjunction, junction, slip ring, line, phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, patch, temporary hookup, coupling, yoke.

connection (noun)	attachment (noun)
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)	the act of fastening things together
shifting from one form of transportation to another	the act of attaching or affixing something
an instrumentality that connects	faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination	a supplementary part or accessory
a supplier (especially of narcotics)	a connection that fastens things together
(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)	a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)	a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
a connecting shape
the state of being connected

connection vs attachment

connection and attachment both are nouns.

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