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. )

Example Sentences

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

He lives in a company-owned apartment full of dark, polished surfaces and bad modern art; she lives in a rundown apartment furnished with termites.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

They were furnished with gas lamps instead of electric lights, and multiple families shared toilets located in hallways or even, in some cases, in backyards.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Related Words

• equipped