unfurnished
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- unfurnisht (obsolete)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɜːnɪʃt/[1]
Etymology 1[edit]
Existing in the original sense of “unequipped, unprepared” since 1541,[2] with the later sense of “lacking furniture” attested since 1581[2]: from un- (“not”) + furnished, past participle of furnish (“supply, equip (especially with furniture)”).[2]
Adjective[edit]
unfurnished (not comparable)
- Not furnished; having no furnishings.
Translations[edit]
without furniture and furnishings
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Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
unfurnished
- simple past and past participle of unfurnish
References[edit]
- "unfurnished" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
- Oxford Online [1]
- ^ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary, eleventh edition
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “unfurnished”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.