odd

IPA: ˈɑd

noun

  • (informal) Something left over, not forming part of a set.
  • (mathematics, diminutive) An odd number.
  • A male given name
  • Minced form of God.
  • Initialism of oppositional defiant disorder. [A childhood disorder characterized by an ongoing pattern of anger-guided disobedience, hostility, and defiant behavior toward authority figures.]
  • (computing) Initialism of optical disc drive. [Synonym of optical drive]

adjective

  • Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
  • Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
  • (not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
  • (not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
  • (not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
  • (not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
  • (not comparable) Not regular or planned.
  • (not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
  • (mathematics, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
  • (not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.
  • (not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
  • Out of the way, secluded.
  • (sports) On the left.
  • (obsolete) Singular in excellence; matchless; peerless; outstanding.
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Examples of "odd" in Sentences

  • What strikes me as odd is the weird use of “Corporate” as a pejorative in this thread.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • “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.
  • 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."

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