FURNISHING
Dictionary entry overview: What does furnishing mean?
• FURNISHING (noun)
The noun FURNISHING has 3 senses:
1. (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
2. (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
3. the act of decorating a house or room
Familiarity information: FURNISHING used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• FURNISHING (noun)
Meaning:
(usually plural) accessory wearing apparel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
furnishing; trappings
Hypernyms ("furnishing" is a kind of...):
accessory; accouterment; accoutrement (clothing that is worn or carried, but not part of your main clothing)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Meaning:
(usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("furnishing" is a kind of...):
instrumentality; instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "furnishing"):
appointment; fitting ((usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
curtain; drape; drapery; mantle; pall (hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window))
article of furniture; furniture; piece of furniture (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy)
carpet; carpeting; rug (floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile))
Meaning:
The act of decorating a house or room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("furnishing" is a kind of...):
interior decoration; interior design (the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior)
