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   odd

   /äd/

   adjective

   • 1. different from what is usual or expected; strange: "the neighbors thought him very odd" Similar strangepeculiarweirdqueerfunnybizarreeccentricunusualabnormalidiosyncraticunconventionaloutlandishoffbeatfreakishquirkyquaintzanyoff-centerinformal:wackyfreakykookyscrewykinkyoddballcrankyoff the wallwackobizarroinformal, dated:dillystrangeunusualpeculiarfunnycuriousbizarreweirduncannyqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the ordinaryout of the wayforeignexceptionalrareextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableincongruousuncommonirregularsingulardeviantaberrantfreakfreakishsuspiciousdubiousquestionableeerieunnaturaluncooutréinformal:fishycreepyspookyrumbackasswardsOpposite normalconventionalordinaryusual
   • 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" Similar unevennot divisible by two
   • ▪ in the region of or somewhat more than a particular number or quantity: "she looked younger than her fifty-odd years"
   • 3. happening or occurring infrequently and irregularly; occasional: "neither did she want a secret affair, snatching odd moments together" Similar occasionalcasualirregularisolatedincidentalrandomsporadicseasonalperiodicpart-timemiscellaneousvariousvariedsundryOpposite regular
   • ▪ spare; unoccupied: "when you've got an odd five minutes, could I have a word?" Similar spareunoccupiedfreenot committedavailablebetween engagementsbetween appointments
   • 4. separated from a usual pair or set and therefore out of place or mismatched: "he's wearing odd socks" Similar mismatchedunmatchedunpairedsinglelonesolitaryextrasurplusleftoverremainingunusedorra

   Word 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. oddness noun

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