Odd Definition

odd

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŏd
• (UK) IPA: /ɒd/ SAMPA: /Qd/
• (US) IPA: /ɑd/ SAMPA: /Ad/

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• Rhymes: -ɒd

Etymology

Old Norse oddi (“third or additional number”), which comes from oddr (“point of a weapon”) via an intermediate meaning of "triangle". The original meaning is "left over".

Adjective

odd (not generally comparable; comparative odder, superlative oddest)

1. (not comparable) Not having a mate.

   Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks.

2. Strange, unusual.
3. (not comparable) Occasional; infrequent.

   But for the odd exception.

4. (not comparable) Left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped

   I'm the odd one out.

5. (not comparable) Casual, irregular, not planned.

   He's only worked odd jobs.

6. (not comparable, in combination with a number, not comparable) About, approximately.

   There were thirty-odd people in the room.

7. (not comparable) Not divisible by two.

Synonyms

• (not having a mate): single, mismatched
• (strange): bizarre, peculiar, queer, rum, strange, unusual, weird, fremd
• (about): about, approximately, around
• See also Wikisaurus:strange

Antonyms

• (not divisible by two): even

Derived terms

Anagrams

• DDO
• DOD

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See Also:

• Odd Duck
• Odd One Out
• Oddball
• Oddi
• Odds
• The Odd