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odd

/ɒd/

noun

Meaning

  • (diminutive) An odd number.

    "So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."

  • Something left over, not forming part of a set.

adjective

Meaning

  • Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.

    "She slept in, which was very odd."

  • Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.

    "My cat Fluffy has odd eyes: one blue and one brown."

  • Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.

    "I'm the odd one out."

  • Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.

  • Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.

    "I don't speak Latin well, so in hearing a dissertation in Latin, I would only be able to make out the odd word of it."

  • Not regular or planned.

    "He's only worked odd jobs."

  • Used or employed for odd jobs.

  • Numerically indivisible by two.

    "The product of odd numbers is also odd."

  • Numbered with an odd number.

    "How do I print only the odd pages?"

  • (in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).

    "There were thirty-odd people in the room."

  • Out of the way, secluded.

  • On the left.

    "He served from the odd court."

  • Singular in excellence; matchless; peerless; outstanding.

Synonyms

mismatched,
single,
strange,
unusual