Word: emptyhandedness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: emp
ty
han
ded
ness
Definition: The state of having nothing in one's hands.
Morphemes:
Affix: empty
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having nothing to carry, emptyhanded; unburdened.
Affix: hand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Personal possession; ownership.
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, in the sense of having the object represented by the noun.
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)".