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odd

adjective
odd pronunciation English ɒd odd pronunciation American ɑːd
odder, oddest
 
 

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 peculiar
 

odd-

2 (in compounds) strange or unusual in the way mentionedan odd-looking housean odd-sounding name
 

not regular/often

3 the odd [only before noun] (no comparative or superlative) happening or appearing occasionally; not very regular or frequent
Synonym
occasional
He 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 paper
 

not 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
even
 

available

7 [only before noun] available; that somebody can use
Synonym
spare
Could 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.
oddness
oddness pronunciation English ɒdnəs oddness pronunciation American ɑːdnəs
noun [uncountable]the oddness of her appearanceHis oddness frightened her.
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?
more at an odd/a queer fish at fish noun