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odd

Syllabification: (odd)
Pronunciation: /äd/
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Definition of odd

adjective

  • 1different from what is usual or expected; strange:the neighbors thought him very odd [with clause]:it’s odd that she didn’t recognize me
  • 2(of whole numbers such as 3 and 5) having one left over as a remainder when divided by two.
  • [postpositivein combination] in the region of or somewhat more than a particular number or quantity:she looked younger than her fifty-odd years
  • 3 [attributive] happening or occurring infrequently and irregularly; occasional:neither did she want a secret affair, snatching odd moments together
  • spare; unoccupied:when you’ve got an odd five minutes, could I have a word?
  • 4separated from a usual pair or set and therefore out of place or mismatched:he’s wearing odd socks

Derivatives

oddish

adjective

oddly

adverb
odd (sense 1). [sentence adverb]:oddly enough, I didn’t feel nervous [as submodifier]:she felt oddly guilty

oddness

noun

Origin:

Middle English (odd (sense 2)): from Old Norse odda-, found in combinations such as odda-mathr 'third or odd man', from oddi 'angle'

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