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

I have since upgraded to a two-bedroom furnished apartment with a balcony that overlooks a park and a river.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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

Emma was soon perfectly satisfied of Mr. Martin’s being no otherwise remembered, than as he furnished a contrast with Mr. Elton, of the utmost advantage to the latter.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

Related Words

• equipped