привя́зчивость

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountablenoun in -ь

1.
affectionate nature, lovingness, attachment
Его привя́зчивость к лю́дям тро́гала всех.
His affectionate nature touched everyone.
Positive: of a person or animal that easily grows fond of others.
2.
importunity, clinginess, obtrusiveness
Его привя́зчивость всех раздража́ла.
His clinginess annoyed everybody.
Negative: of someone who forces his company on others.
3.
(rare) captiousness, fault-finding, carping
Её привя́зчивость к мелоча́м утомля́ла колле́г.
Her fault-finding over trifles wore her colleagues out.
Of a person who constantly picks on trifles.

Examples

Такая привязчивость к прошлому мешает жить дальше.
Such an attachment to the past makes it difficult to move on.
Собаки известны своей привязчивостью к хозяину.
Dogs are known for their attachment to their owners.
Его привязчивость иногда пугала новых друзей.
His clinginess sometimes frightened new friends.

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