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odd

Pronunciation: /ɒd/

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Definition of odd

adjective

  • 1different to what is usual or expected; strange:the neighbours 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: atoms which possess an odd number of electrons
  • [in combination] in the region of or somewhat more than a particular number or quantity:she looked younger than her fifty-odd years
  • denoting a single goal by which one side defeats another, especially where each side scores at least once:they lost a close-fought game by the odd goal in five
  • 3 [attributive] happening or occurring infrequently and irregularly; occasional:we have the odd drink 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

Phrases

odd one (or man) out

a person or thing differing from all other members of a particular group or set in some way: I hate being the odd one out among friends who are all couples in the case of the verb become, the odd one out is the past form

Derivatives

oddish

adjective
odd (sense 1).

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 (in 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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