furnishing
furnishing Lexical Profile
furnishing Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An article of furniture, a fitting, or a decorative accessory such as curtains and carpets for a house or room (usually used in the plural).
"The interior designer selected modern furnishings to complement the apartment's open layout."
The action of providing a room or building with furniture and fittings, or of supplying something needed.
"The furnishing of the new library took several months to complete."
• verb
To provide a house or room with furniture and fittings (present participle of furnish).
"They spent the weekend furnishing their new home with vintage pieces."
To supply or provide someone with something needed or wanted (present participle of furnish).
"The agency is furnishing the committee with all the relevant financial documents."
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the verb 'furnish' (from Old French 'fornir', meaning to accomplish or provide, of Germanic origin) and the suffix '-ing'.