furnished

American  

[fur-nisht] / ˈfɜr nɪʃt /

adjective

1. (of an apartment, room, or house) available to be rented with furniture.

   furnished summer sublets; a furnished bedroom in a remodeled condo.

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Other Word Forms

• half-furnished adjective
• self-furnished adjective
• semifurnished adjective
• unfurnished adjective
• well-furnished adjective

Etymology

Origin of furnished

First recorded in 1700–10; past participle of furnish ( def. )

Explanation

Something that's furnished is supplied with whatever it needs. A fully furnished kitchen has every appliance and ingredient you need to cook meals for yourself. When you rent a furnished apartment, it comes will all the furniture you need, including a bed, chairs, table, dresser, and sofa. If your sewing kit is furnished, it's got all the needles, thread, pins, and scissors you require. When you're not describing a home, furnished means "equipped," from furnish, from the 15th century meaning "equip or provision," or "provide to soldiers."

Example Sentences

She furnished the apartments, keeps them tidy and looks after the young residents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

There have been long running concerns that second homes - meaning furnished properties that are not the owner's main residence - price out locals, as well as concerns about the impact on Welsh-language communities.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

The space, furnished with rich dark woods and poinsettia-colored fabrics, is already cozy during Wisconsin’s cold months.

From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026

“It’s a home — it’s furnished, you have a kitchen, you’re going grocery shopping, you’re doing what the locals do,” said Matt Kepnes, who runs the travel site Nomadic Matt.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

The bedroom was furnished mainly with a large double bed covered with an eiderdown comforter for the big Greek and a narrow iron cot for Singer.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Related Words

• equipped