Word: emptyhandedness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: emp
ty
han
ded
ness
Definition: Failure to accomplish a task or mission.
Morphemes:
Affix: empty
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Unable to satisfy; hollow; vain.
Affix: hand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.
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 words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.