Odd

Quick meaning: Odd is an adjective meaning Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.

Meaning

Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.

More Meanings

1. (not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
2. (not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
3. (not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
4. (not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
5. (not comparable) Not regular or planned.
6. (not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
7. (mathematics, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.

Example Sentences

I'm the odd one out.

She slept in, which was very odd.

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

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

Word Forms

• odder
• oddest
• odds

Synonyms for odd

Depending on context, synonyms include unusual, strange, aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous.

Antonyms for odd

Common opposites include common, familiar, mediocre, average, basic, bog-standard.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unusual, strange, peculiar, inexact, mismatched, unmatched.

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