What does empty-handedness mean?
Empty-handedness means Alternative form of emptyhandedness..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Alternative form of emptyhandedness..
'I ain't stole nothing of his.' He made a broad gesture with his arms to demonstrate his empty-handedness.
For in their succourless empty-handedness, they, in the heathenish sharked waters, and by the beaches of unrecorded, javelin islands, battled with virgin wonders and terrors that Cook with all his marines and muskets would not willingly have dared.
On the other hand, let's say you've assumed the two of you aren't on gift giving terms yet. Then, out of the blue, your empty-handedness is met by a lavish gift.
When I got inside and started stripping off my coat and boots, she greeted me, curious about my empty-handedness. “You didn't find a tree?”
His enemies, of course, were quick to inform the king of his empty-handedness upon his return, and no doubt their interpretation that the expedition had been a total failure was believed by the king.
It is the cultivation of "empty-handedness," allowing the whole body and the mental energy to be devoted in a single pointed way, though operating through different movements, toward resisting violence without the intention of destroying the opponent.
Use empty-handedness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Empty-handedness means Alternative form of emptyhandedness..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
'I ain't stole nothing of his.' He made a broad gesture with his arms to demonstrate his empty-handedness.
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