Clinging vs Attached - What's the difference?
clinging | attached |
The act of one who clings.
* 2013 , Lawrence C. Becker, ?Charlotte B. Becker, Encyclopedia of Ethics (page 217)
(attach)
In a romantic or sexual relationship.
(botany, mycology) Broadly joined to a stem or stipe, but not decurrent.
Of a residential building, sharing walls with similar buildings on two, usually opposite, sides.
As verbs the difference between clinging and attached
is that clinging is while attached is (attach).As a noun clinging
is the act of one who clings.As an adjective attached is
in a romantic or sexual relationship.clinging
English
(wikipedia clinging)Verb
(head)Synonyms
* (noun) * (adjective)Noun
(en noun)- The mind ascribes characters to things. It can become attached in the process, the attachment taking such forms as erroneous thoughts and clingings , and the Buddha-nature thereby becomes defiled in the way that the sun may be obscured by clouds or a mirror by dust.
attached
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Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- As far as I know, he isn't attached , so I'm going to invite him out on a date.
- I'm not ready to get attached , as I want to continue sleeping around.
- In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe ranges from attached to almost decurrent.