Definition of
Odd
- (adj, all) not easily explained
- (adj, all) not divisible by two
- (adj, all) an indefinite quantity more than that specified
- (adj, all) not used up
she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
some odd dollars left
saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
unexpended provisions - (adj, all) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
her speech has a funny twang
they have some funny ideas about war
had an odd name
the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
something definitely queer about this town
what a rum fellow
singular behavior - (adj, all) of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
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Synonyms of Odd
curious, funny, left, left over, leftover, peculiar, queer, remaining, rum, rummy, singular, uneven, unexpended, unmatched, unmated, unpaired
Antonyms of Odd
Origin of the word Odd
- c.1300, "constituting a unit in excess of an even number," from O.N. oddi "third or additional number," as in odda-ma?r "third man, odd man (who gives the casting vote)," odda-tala "odd number." O.N. oddi means lit. "point, angle;" related via notion of "triangle" to oddr "point of a weapon," from P.Gmc. *uzdaz "pointed upward" (cf. O.E… more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper