ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Oddness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Oddness is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state or quality of being odd.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state or quality of being odd.

More Meanings

  1. (countable) The result or product of being odd.

Example Sentences

Neither was he intimate with any of the other bigger boys, who were warned off by his oddnesses, for he was a very queer fellow; […]
This humour broke out at first in many little oddnesses: he had never any stated hours for his dinner, supper, or sleep; because, said he, we ought to attend the calls of nature, and not set our appetites to our meals […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for oddness

Depending on context, synonyms include oddity, weirdness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include oddity, unusualness, strangeness, weirdness, queerness, eccentricity.

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