strange
1 strange or unusualThey're very odd people.There's something odd about that man.It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written.The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me.She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her. compare peculiarodd-
2 (in compounds) strange or unusual in the way mentionedan odd-looking housean odd-sounding namenot regular/often
3 the odd [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) happening or appearing occasionally; not very regular or frequentSynonym
occasionalHe makes the odd mistake—nothing too serious.various
4 [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) of no particular type or size; variousdecorations made of odd scraps of papernot matching
5 [usually before noun] (no comparative or superlative) not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matchingYou're wearing odd socks!numbers
6 (no comparative or superlative) (of numbers) that cannot be divided exactly by the number two1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers.Opposite
evenavailable
7 [only before noun] available; that somebody can useSynonym
spareCould I see you when you've got an odd moment?approximately
8 (no comparative or superlative; usually placed immediately after a number) approximately or a little more than the number mentionedHow old is she—seventy odd?He's worked there for twenty-odd years.
ɒdnəs
ɑːdnəs Idioms
the odd man/one out
a person or thing that is different from others or does not fit easily into a group or set
At school he was always the odd man out.Dog, cat, horse, shoe—which is the odd one out?

