Meaning of the word odd in English

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odd

US /ɑːd/

UK /ɑːd/

different from what is usual or expected; strange

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She found it odd that he didn't say hello.

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There's something odd about his behavior.

Synonym:

strange peculiar weird bizarre unusual

Synonym:

normal usual common

(of a number) having a remainder of 1 when divided by 2

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Seven is an odd number.

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Please list all the odd numbers between 1 and 10.

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even

not forming a pair or set with something else

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I have an odd sock; I can't find its match.

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There was an odd glove lying on the floor.

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paired matching

used to refer to a small number of things or a small amount of something, often implying that it is not exact or complete

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He does odd jobs around the neighborhood.

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There are an odd few books left on the shelf.

Synonym:

miscellaneous various occasional

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Related Word:

odds at odds the odd one out