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unfurnished

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃt/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not furnished; having no furnishings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of unfurnish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not equipped with what is needed especially furniture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unfurnished apartment

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: furnished

History

Etymology

Existing in the original sense of “unequipped, unprepared” since 1541, with the later sense of “lacking furniture” attested since 1581: from un- (“not”) + furnished, past participle of furnish (“supply, equip (especially with furniture)”).

From unfurnish + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: немебелиран (nemebeliran) — without furniture and furnishings
  • Catalan: desmoblat — without furniture and furnishings
  • Danish: umøbleret — without furniture and furnishings
  • Hungarian: bútorozatlan — without furniture and furnishings
  • Norwegian Bokmål: umøblert — without furniture and furnishings
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: umøblert — without furniture and furnishings
  • Portuguese: desmobiliado — without furniture and furnishings
  • Swedish: omöblerad — without furniture and furnishings
  • Swedish: oinredd — without furniture and furnishings