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emptyhandedness

The English word “emptyhandedness” has 6 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

From emptyhanded + -ness.

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