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furnishing

furnishing

1 2.8
The act of putting furniture and movable items into a room or house
  • noun
  • /ˈfɜrnɪʃɪŋ/
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  • It is the responsibility of each resident (or guardian) to decide upon the furnishing and decor of the apartment.

Examples

  • And then he will partner with you on furnishing that space and make it your home eventually.

  • The bed is one of the most difficult articles of home furnishing to move around.

    Blog text (11)

  • Wayfair is a large online home furnishing retailer.

    Blog text (29)

  • Most people seem to have lived in rooms, houses with two or three rooms, and furnishing was exceedingly sparse.

  • The furnishing of the house was completed, if too sparsely for her taste; she liked beautiful objects, and some of those she had collected with little money saved while moving around in exile had to be left behind.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • No longer is holding obsessively to a single period or style de rigueur in home furnishing; eclecticism is acceptable.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The new apartment required a lot of careful thought about furnishing to ensure it felt cozy and welcoming.

  • After weeks of searching, they finally decided on the furnishing for their living room, choosing a modern style.

  • The designer's expertise in furnishing helped transform the empty space into a functional and stylish area.

Synonyms

equipping
vsfurnishing
2 4.1

Giving people or places the tools they need for a task

is focused on setting up rooms or homes with movable household items
supplying
vsfurnishing
1 2.3

Giving things people need or want

is used specifically for rooms or homes when adding movable fittings and appliances

How Furnished

furnishing
1 2.8
interiorization
  • Specialized
8.3

Surface Forms

furnishing singular
furnishings plural

Morphology

furnishing = furnish (transparent) = furnish + ing

A straightforward deverbal nominalization: 'furnish' + '-ing' denotes the action or process of providing furniture, directly derivable by learners.

Etymology

Furnishing comes from the old French verb fournir, which means 'to supply' or 'make ready', and it shares the same root as furniture and furnish. So furnishing as the act is about 'supplying' a room with what it needs, like furniture, curtains, and lights.