emptyhanded
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emptyhanded
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From empty + handed.
adjective more emptyhanded · most emptyhanded · empty-handed
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With nothing in one's hands.
Near-synonyms: unburdened, unencumbered, unladen
Similar: unburdened, unencumbered, unladen · Opposite: full-handed
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Impoverished; having no money or resources.
As he walked about in the village, Isaac saw those inhabitants who had come to the Land emptyhanded and now own fields and vineyards and houses full of good things, not by virtue of observing the Torah and pious deeds, for the Biluim were free thinkers and their feet too are on the ground, but becau
Similar: almsless, arm, badly off, bankrupt, beggared, beggarly, boracic, broke, broken, broker than the Ten Commandments, depauperate, destitute · Opposite: full-handed
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Having nothing to offer.
I come to this conference bearing neither a new slogan nor a basket full of gifts. But I do not come emptyhanded. I come with the promise of the Government and people of the United States to work with you...
Opposite: full-handed
- Having received or acquired nothing. Returning "emptyhanded" doesn't always mean that you didn't get what you set out for.
- Having nothing to offer; unable to give what was promised. ...he promised to get concessions on container handling, and he cannot go to the dockers emptyhanded.
- Unarmed. ...for he has come on an ambassage and he has come emptyhanded (not armed).
Translations
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adj having nothing to give
| Español | con las manos vacías |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 手ぶらで tebura de |
| 中文 | 空手 kōngshǒu, 白手 báishǒu |
| हिन्दी | छूछा हाथ chūchā hāth |
| Português | de mãos vazias, de mãos abanando |
| Français | les mains vides |
| Deutsch | mit leeren Händen |
| Italiano | a mani vuote, inerme |
| Ελληνικά | με άδεια χέρια me ádeia chéria |
| Русский | с пусты́ми рука́ми s pustými rukámi |
| Tiếng Việt | tay không, tay trắng, trắng tay |
adj having given or received nothing
| Español | con las manos vacías |
|---|---|
| Português | de mãos vazias, de mãos abanando, de mãos a abanar |
| Français | bredouille |
| Deutsch | mit leeren Händen |
| Italiano | con le pive nel sacco |
| Ελληνικά | με άδεια χέρια me ádeia chéria |
| Русский | с пусты́ми рука́ми s pustými rukámi, несо́лоно хлеба́вши nesólono xlebávši |
Talk about this word "emptyhanded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emptyhanded. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emptyhanded. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emptyhanded "emptyhanded." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emptyhanded.Cite this
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title = {emptyhanded},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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