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furnished

/ˈfʌrnɪʃt/
/ˈfʌnɪʃt/
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Something that's furnished is supplied with whatever it needs. A fully furnished kitchen has every appliance and ingredient you need to cook meals for yourself.

When you rent a furnished apartment, it comes will all the furniture you need, including a bed, chairs, table, dresser, and sofa. If your sewing kit is furnished, it's got all the needles, thread, pins, and scissors you require. When you're not describing a home, furnished means "equipped," from furnish, from the 15th century meaning "equip or provision," or "provide to soldiers."

Definitions of furnished
  1. adjective
    provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
    “a furnished apartment”
    “a completely furnished toolbox”
    synonyms: equipped
    appointed
    provided with furnishing and accessories (especially of a tasteful kind)
    fitted out, outfitted
    furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation
    stocked, stocked with
    furnished with more than enough
    volumed
    furnished with volumes
    well-appointed, well-found
    having a full array of suitable equipment or furnishings
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    antonyms:
    unfurnished
    not equipped with what is needed especially furniture
Pronunciation
US
/ˈfʌrnɪʃt/
UK
/ˈfʌnɪʃt/
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