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
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.