Odd

Word ODD
Character 3
Hyphenation odd
Pronunciations /ɒd/

Definitions and meanings of "Odd"

What do we mean by odd?

Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar: synonym: strange. adjective

Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination. adjective

Constituting a remainder. adjective

Small in amount. adjective

Being one of an incomplete pair or set. adjective

Remaining after others have been paired or grouped. adjective

Designating an integer not divisible by two, such as 1, 3, and 5. adjective

Not expected, regular, or planned. adjective

Remote; out-of-the-way. adjective

Something that is numerically odd. noun

Single; sole; singular; especially, single as rendering a pair or series incomplete; lacking a match; being of a pair or series of which the rest is wanting: as, an odd glove; two or three odd volumes of a series.

Singular in excellence; unique; sole; hence, peerless; famous.

Singular in looks or character; peculiar; eccentric; at variance with what is usual: as, an odd way of doing things; an odd appearance.

Leaving, as a number, a remainder of one when divided by two: opposed to even.

Numbered with an odd number: as, the odd files of a company (that is, the files numbered 1, 3, 5, and so on).

Left over after pairs have been reckoned; by extension, remaining after any division into equal numbers or parts: thus, the division of sixteen or nineteen among five leaves an odd one or four odd.

Remaining over after, or differing from, the just or customary number.

Additional to a whole mentioned in round numbers, or to any other specified whole: following and after a number or quantity, or without and when it takes the place of a unit appended to a ten.

(diminutive) An odd number.

Something left over, not forming part of a set.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Odd

The word "odd" in example sentences

“That is another of your odd notions, ” said the Prefect, who had a fashion of calling everything “odd” that was beyond his comprehension, and thus lived amid an absolute legion of “oddities. ❋ Unknown (1917)

If you want your pamphlets and novels to look nice, beware of your binder using what he calls his odd pieces, generally monsters of ugliness. ❋ Arthur Lee Humphreys (1905)

Only the most exceptional girl will believe it her duty to remain single as an example and support to what we call the odd women; yet ❋ George Gissing (1880)

Williams described what he called an odd request by Murray at the hospital for a ride back to Jackson's home after Jackson was pronounced dead. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Williams described what he called an odd request by Murray at the hospital for a ride back to Jackson's home after he was pronounced dead. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Cordray also notes what he calls the odd conjunction of fewer death sentences but increasing executions, with about one per month currently being carried out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Particularly odd is that this is normally phrased as a hyper-defensive accusation that liberals have contempt for conservatives. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What strikes me as odd is the weird use of “Corporate” as a pejorative in this thread. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“One cannot wonder how odd is it that my religion has become an issue in my nomination,” Ahmed said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Link posted by Christopher Walken in odd | * | 2 comments comments ❋ Unknown (2009)

What's odd is that I haven't been reading many long mystery series lately where the author is still alive and writing -- the series I've been reading have been bifurcating into "new and ongoing but short" and "old and finished but long." ❋ Nihilistic_kid (2009)

Often this substitution takes place as the manipulation of language in odd or surprising ways, the use of "style" to create or even replace "form." ❋ Unknown (2010)

She said, I thought, what's very odd is I work in the media and I'm very media literate ... and when you have a baby you read everything ... ❋ Nancy Chuda (2010)

What really strikes me as odd is the prosecution itself. ❋ Unknown (2010)

That was why he made, in odd moments of off-duty, turtle-shell combs and hair ornaments for profit, and was prettily crooked in such a matter as stealing another man's dog. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Another thing I found odd is that characters we've seen in other books, like Ridcully, or Vetinari to a lesser extent -- and Sam Vimes as well -- appear to have totally different personalities in this book. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What's odd is I have no idea how this writer got my email address as I don't know this person. ❋ Marshallpayne1 (2009)

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