odd

[ od ]

/ ɒd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR odd

adjective, odd·er, odd·est.

differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice.

singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric way: an odd person; odd manners.

fantastic; bizarre: Her taste in clothing was rather odd.

leaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, as a number (opposed to even): Numbers like 3, 15, and 181 are odd numbers.

more or less, especially a little more (used in combination with a round number): I owe three hundred-odd dollars.

being a small amount in addition to what is counted or specified: I have five gross and a few odd dozens.

being part of a pair, set, or series of which the rest is lacking: an odd glove.

remaining after all others are paired, grouped, or divided into equal numbers or parts: Everybody gets two hamburgers and I get the odd one.

left over after all others are used, consumed, etc.

(of a pair) not matching: Do you know you're wearing an odd pair of socks?

not forming part of any particular group, set, or class: to pick up odd bits of information.

not regular, usual, or full-time; occasional; casual: odd jobs.

out-of-the-way; secluded: a tour to the odd parts of the Far East.

Mathematics. (of a function) having a sign that changes when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time.

noun

something that is odd.

Golf.

a stroke more than the opponent has played.
British. a stroke taken from a player's total score for a hole in order to give him or her odds.

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Origin of odd

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi “odd (number)”

SYNONYMS FOR odd

1 extraordinary, unusual, rare, uncommon.

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ANTONYMS FOR odd

1 ordinary, usual, common.

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1. See strange.

OTHER WORDS FROM odd

oddly, adverboddness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH odd

ad, add, odd

Words nearby odd

oda, odah, odalisque, Oda Nobunaga, O'Day, odd, oddball, odd couple, odd-even check, Odd Fellow, oddish

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Example sentences from the Web for odd

As the controversy unfurled late Monday, it created some odd bedfellows.
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So when he told me, 'You can come to my show, but you can't come to see Phoebe, and you can't come to see Riccardo, that was odd.
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Would he have been careful enough to destroy the odd pieces of jute you've left so messily about?
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They share an odd bond, however: the bounties the U.S. government has placed on their heads.
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But with GOP governors slashing budgets across the country, can this odd alliance last?
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To all this chaff Peter returned modest replies and the odd little chuckle that had so endeared him to his schoolmates.
The Story of Leather|Sara Ware Bassett
If I had kept thirteen pence out of his fare, the odd penny would have been usury.
On the Old Road, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John Ruskin
Occasionally, it came out at odd times, and then remained indoors altogether.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette Spielmann
And his odd reason is that Mrs. Pott said she was dull there.
All Things Considered|G. K. Chesterton
These were odd actions, surely; but was it my place to interfere?
The Agony Column|Earl Derr Biggers

British Dictionary definitions for odd

odd

/ (ɒd) /

adjective

unusual or peculiar in appearance, character, etc

occasional, incidental, or randomodd jobs

leftover or additionalodd bits of wool

not divisible by two
represented or indicated by a number that is not divisible by twographs are on odd pages Compare even 1 (def. 7)

being part of a matched pair or set when the other or others are missingan odd sock; odd volumes

(in combination) used to designate an indefinite quantity more than the quantity specified in round numbersfifty-odd pounds

out-of-the-way or secludedodd corners

maths (of a function) changing sign but not absolute value when the sign of the independent variable is changed, as in y=x³See even 1 (def. 13)

odd man out a person or thing excluded from others forming a group, unit, etc

noun

golf

one stroke more than the score of one's opponent
an advantage or handicap of one stroke added to or taken away from a player's score

a thing or person that is odd in sequence or number

Derived forms of odd

oddly, adverboddness, noun

Word Origin for odd

C14: odde: from Old Norse oddi point, angle, triangle, third or odd number. Compare Old Norse oddr point, spot, place; Old English ord point, beginning

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Scientific definitions for odd

odd

[ ŏd ]

Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 1, such as 17 or -103.

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