furnished

adjective

fur·​nished ˈfər-nisht How to pronounce furnished (audio)
Synonyms of furnishednext
: supplied with furniture
a furnished room/apartment
The hotel, which consists of nicely furnished, two story condos that have boat slips right beneath them, is Cleopatra Adderley's province.— Louisa Rudeen

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In 2015, a crowdfunding campaign was launched to move Smith into a furnished apartment and pay the rent for one year. — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 The current owner is asking an elevated $59 million for the furnished estate, which has been listed by Bighorn Properties. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025 It is conceived as a fully furnished home, in which each piece, carefully selected by the founders, is for sale. — Andrea Onate, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025 The next day she was moved to a nicely furnished room in the senior officers’ quarters. — Catherine Musemeche, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for furnished

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First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of furnished was in 1703

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