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

Tenements crowded with Jewish immigrants from Russia and Eastern Europe furnished the American toy industry with inventors and entrepreneurs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

My Karhidish jail was a furnished room in the Tower of the Lords-Elect in Sassinoth; I had a fireplace, a radio, and five large meals daily.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Related Words

• equipped