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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition..
Indeed, that was as it should be; for she was only an appurtenance of my mattress, or self-acting bedstead on four castors.
The youngsters, not immediately within sight, seemed rather bright and desirable appurtenances than otherwise; the incidents of daily life were not without humorousness and jollity in their aspect there.
Araminta, come I'll talk ſeriouſly to you now, could you but ſee vvith my Eyes the buffoonry of one Scene of Addreſs, a Lover, ſet out with all his Equipage and Appurtenances; […]
A couple of hair gloves, with a flesh-brush, may be added to the toilet appurtenances.
In the case of the urban consumer of nature writing, of course, the mud is to be hosed off one's mental Range Rover immediately one lifts one's eyes from the page and gives silent thanks for the civilised appurtenances of hot yoga and flat whites.
These “millennials” are, without a doubt, the most narcissistic and hopeless cohort I have witnessed in my 35 long years on this stationary planet. Consider, first, their absurd sartorial appurtenances, such as leggings sewn with skinny girths.
It is well settled that a water right may pass with land as an appurtenance thereto, or as a parcel thereof.
Also I will that anon after the said nine years after my decease determined that my said feoffees make estate of all the said manors, lands and tenements with the appurtenance to my next heir and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten.
Use appurtenance when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Appurtenance means That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition..
Common synonyms include contenement, supplement, accessory.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Indeed, that was as it should be; for she was only an appurtenance of my mattress, or self-acting bedstead on four castors.
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