unfurnished

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

Bulgarian: немебелиран (bg) (nemebeliran)
Catalan: desmoblat (ca)
Danish: umøbleret
Norwegian:
Bokmål: umøblert

Nynorsk: umøblert
Portuguese: desmobiliado
Swedish: oinredd

Etymology 2 edit

From unfurnish +‎ -ed.

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.

[COED-pron-1] The Concise Oxford English Dictionary, eleventh edition

[EOD-etym-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “unfurnished”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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