Word: emptyhandedness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: emp
ty
han
ded
ness
Definition: Lack of a weapon; the state of being unarmed.
Morphemes:
Affix: empty
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
Affix: hand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective); the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".