unfurnished

adjective un·fur·nished \ ˌən-ˈfər-nisht \

Updated on: 17 May 2018

Definition of unfurnished

: not furnished: such as

a : not provided or equipped with something specified

… valleys … unfurnished with tracks …
—E. E. Shipton

In London for the first time … unfurnished with either experience or advice to tell me how to act …
—Charlotte Brontë

b : not provided with furniture

an unfurnished apartment

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Some are furnished, glamping style, with beds, tables and outdoor chairs; the cheapest come unfurnished.

— elaine glusac, New York Times, "10 Festive Hotels in Europe," 2 May 2018
Post wedding, our newlyweds retire to their brand new appartement, completely unfurnished save for a mattress on the floor, a bottle of Champagne and two flutes.

— carrie goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "This is How to Dress For Your Wedding After Party," 7 Dec. 2017
The result was a fresh start—a clean, unfurnished room with new paint.

— conor orr, SI.com, "As Browns Trade for Jarvis Landry, Tyrod Taylor and Damarious Randall, Sashi Brown Can’t Be Ignored," 9 Mar. 2018
Mitsutoki Shigeta’s case raised eyebrows in 2014 when police raided a Bangkok condominium and found nine babies and nine nannies living in unfurnished rooms.

— kaweewit kaewjinda, USA TODAY, "Thai court gives secretive Japanese millionaire custody of 13 surrogate kids," 20 Feb. 2018
The couple plans to sell the three homes unfurnished.

— heidi mitchell, WSJ, "A Luxury Real-Estate Proposition," 17 Aug. 2017
Once inside the unfurnished apartment, Bulaya closed the door behind her and didn't open it again for three days.

— maureen c. gilmer, Indianapolis Star, "Winnie's Christmas gift: A refugee from war brings peace to others," 21 Dec. 2017
The Pentagon’s rent bill is about three times the next-highest rent in Trump Tower—$50,000 a month in 2016 for a slightly larger unfurnished apartment—at a time when both sales and rentals in the building have slumped.

— suzanna andrews, The Hive, "Trump Tower’s Murky History and Murkier Future: Slumping Sales, Pentagon Leases, and Shadowy L.L.C.s," 15 Dec. 2017
Jazz bassist Pat Senatore has a house up for one-year lease — furnished or unfurnished — in Studio City at $5,850 a month.

— lauren beale, latimes.com, "Veteran jazz bassist moonlights as a landlord in Studio City," 18 Sep. 2017

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