Attachment
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A strong bonding towards or with. A cloying type of dependency. A relationship that is not in the best interests of one or both of the participants. A file sent along with an email. Taking a person's property to satisfy a court-ordered debt.
Example sentence: A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
Adhesion
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.A feeling of attachment (e.g. an infant to its parents).An agreement to adhereAn abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.