unfurnished

English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

unfurnished (not comparable)

  1. Not furnished; having no furnishings.
Translations

Etymology 2

From unfurnish +‎ -ed.

Verb

unfurnished

  1. simple past and past participle of unfurnish

References

  • "unfurnished" in WordNet 3.1, Princeton University, 2011.
  • Oxford Online [1]
  1. ^ The Concise Oxford English Dictionary, eleventh edition
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “unfurnished”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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