odd
- 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.
Origin of odd
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What is a basic definition of odd?
Odd refers to a number that will have a remainder of 1 when divided by 2. Odd also describes something that is unusual or weird. Odd has many other senses as an adjective and a few as a noun.
An odd number is any number that has a remainder of 1 when it’s divided by 2. For example, 7 divided by 2 is 3 with a remainder of 1. 7 is an odd number. On the other hand, 8 divided by 2 is 4 with no remainder. A number, such as 8, that has no remainder when divided by 2 is called an even number.
Real-life examples: 5, 11, 37, and 649 are examples of odd numbers.
Used in a sentence: I always like to cut my pizzas into an odd number of slices.
Odd also describes something that is unusual or not what a person would expect.
Real-life examples: People often make odd choices or odd decisions that catch other people by surprise. For example, it might be considered odd to go swimming in regular clothing because people usually wear a bathing suit. A firefighter showing up to a fire in an ice cream truck would be odd because they are expected to drive fire trucks, which have firefighting tools.
Used in a sentence: They were caught off guard by the man’s odd choice of words.
Odd can also refer to something that is very strange, weird, or bizarre.
Real-life examples: Works of fantasy like the Harry Potter series often include very odd creatures, such as plant monsters or giant, flying jellyfish. In everyday life, people may display odd behavior, such as walking on their hands down the street.
Used in a sentence: The circus clown drove an odd car that was shaped like a giant pie.
Where does odd come from?
The first records of odd come from around 1300. It ultimately comes from the Old Norse oddi meaning “odd (number).”
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What are some other forms related to odd?
- oddly (adverb)
- oddness (noun)
What are some synonyms for odd?
What are some words that share a root or word element with odd?
What are some words that often get used in discussing odd?
How is odd used in real life?
Odd is most commonly used to describe people or things that are unusual. It is also commonly used in the context of numbers.
95% of people feel uncomfortable when the TV volume is an odd number.
— Oluwatosin Babatunde Ezekiel Ibunkunoluwa 💞🍫🤗 (@Oluwatosinworld) November 21, 2020
Life has an odd way of teaching us lessons at times. Hope everyone makes good decisions and isn’t affected by what’s going on in the world rn. At the end of the day health is wealth and we tend to forget that.
— Neslo (@Neslo) March 12, 2020
Who else is in love with the smell of campfire smoke on your clothes and hair? Or is this very odd?
— Angela Sterritt (@AngelaSterritt) December 22, 2019
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Is odd used correctly in the following sentence?
It is odd to serve birthday cake at a birthday party.
How to use odd in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for odd
- 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