Word: emptyhandedness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: emp
ty
han
ded
ness
Definition: Poverty or lack of possessions and resources.
Morphemes:
Affix: empty
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy.
Affix: hand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An instance of helping.
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)".