English Explanatory Dictionary

emptyhandedness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of having nothing in one's hands.
  2. Poverty or lack of possessions and resources.
  3. Lack of anything to offer
  4. The lack of something one sought to acquire.
  5. Failure to accomplish a task or mission.
  6. Lack of a weapon; the state of being unarmed.

Word forms

emptyhandedness empty-handedness

Etymology

From emptyhanded + -ness.

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