odd
adjective
differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected.
oddness
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a word derived from
odd.
Example Sentences
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Witnesses would note the oddness of Blake’s behavior, saying he sat on the curb while others stayed with Bakley as she died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The joy of being able to write something where they're like, ‘Great, this is exactly the kind of oddness we want,’ Taika and Jemaine really pushed that, I think.”
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2024
There were glimpses too into the sheer oddness of his life.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2023
These warming, even sentimental additions do not detract from the intellectual integrity of Kennedy’s conception any more than McDonald’s astonishing access to tragic feeling diminishes the prickly oddness of the characters.
From New York Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
And yet, so unique also was Bernard’s oddness that she had hesitated to take it, had actually thought of risking the Pole again with funny old Benito.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
