odd

[ od ]

/ ɒd /

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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.

Words nearby odd

od., oda, oda nobunaga, odah, odalisque, odd, odd couple, odd fellow, odd lot, odd man out, odd or even

Origin of odd

1300–50; Middle English odde < Old Norse oddi odd (number)

SYNONYMS FOR odd

1 extraordinary, unusual, rare, uncommon. See strange.

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ANTONYMS FOR odd

1 ordinary, usual, common.

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OTHER WORDS FROM odd

odd·ly, adverbodd·ness, noun

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The most absurd faces, with sprigs of flowers stuck in the oddest fashion in their comical and childish heads!
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He was the oddest of odd numbers, a stormy petrel indeed, and they did not know how to take him.
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At this she appeared to have, in the oddest way, a momentary revulsion.
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This world is contingency and absurdity incarnate, the oddest of possibilities masquerading momentarily as a fact.
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One of the oddest things of which I heard on my trip was that Mr. Howells is credited with being born in more than one place.
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British Dictionary definitions for oddest

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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Science definitions for oddest

odd

[ ŏd ]

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

odd

adjective, odd·er, odd·est.

noun

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adjective

noun

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