odd
adjective
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Definition of odd
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: being without a corresponding (see corresponding sense 1) mate
an odd shoe
b(1)
: left over after others are paired or grouped
came without his wife and thus turned out to be the odd guest at the party
(2)
: separated from a set or series
had in his possession only two or three odd volumes of the original 12-volume set
2a
: somewhat more than the indicated approximate quantity, extent, or degree
—usually used in combination 300-odd pages
b(1)
: left over as a remainder
had a few odd dollars left after paying his bills
(2)
: constituting a small amount
had some odd change in her pocket
3a
: being any of the integers (such as −3, −1, +1, and +3) that are not divisible by two without leaving a remainder
b
: marked by an odd number of units
needed two odd-length boards, one of three feet and one of five feet
c
: being a function (see function entry 1 sense 5a) such that f (−x) = −f (x) where the sign is reversed but the absolute value remains the same if the sign of the independent variable is reversed
4a
: not regular, expected, or planned
worked at odd jobs
b
: encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional
manages to get in some reading at odd moments
5
: having an out-of-the-way location : remote
found it in some odd corner of the house
6
: differing markedly from the usual, ordinary, or accepted : peculiar
a very odd way to show gratitude
ODD
abbreviationDefinition of ODD (Entry 2 of 2)
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Examples of odd in a Sentence
Adjective
She had an odd look on her face. People would call at odd hours during the night. She's got a really odd sense of humor. Some rather odd people used to live in this house. There was something odd about his story. It's odd that nobody told me about this before. That's odd. He was here a minute ago. That is one of the oddest creatures I have ever seen. She kept a stack of magazines that she would read at odd moments. During the summer, he would do odd jobs for his neighbors to earn extra money.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Still, the timing seemed odd as Hurricane Dorian was building strength and heading toward Florida. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Another Trump whirlwind week on immigration and the border," 1 Sep. 2019 Still, the blandness of the combo struck us as odd. — Coco Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, "Dal Mare in Beverly Farms offers a classic night out," 7 Aug. 2019 Almost as odd was Harrison's season-long stint with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013. — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, "Opinion: 11 NFL legends with the strangest career stops," 26 July 2019 To retire 10 days before camp starts strikes me as odd. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: It's big-boy baseball season and it's OK to wonder what if, Reds fans," 16 July 2019 Other groups such as the Pirates, Jump Out Boys and Cavemen have surfaced over the years, with the cliques so enmeshed in department culture that their existence does not strike many deputies as odd. — Maya Lau, latimes.com, "Deputy gangs have survived decades of lawsuits and probes. Can the FBI stop them?," 14 July 2019 The thought of Jackman playing an arena struck Ross Raihala of the Twin Cities Pioneer Press as odd. — Randy Cordova, azcentral, "What you can expect at the Hugh Jackman arena tour coming to Glendale," 8 July 2019 Photographs and casts of the yeti footprint are consistent -- a very odd, broad primate foot -- and so are the sight records, most of which come from the populous Sherpa country of eastern Nepal. — oregonlive.com, "Iconic author Peter Matthiessen revealed as Bigfoot devotee; claimed he spotted sasquatch in Northwest," 2 July 2019 The connection between Brown and Kohlhepp wasn’t random: She and her boyfriend, Charlie Carver, who disappeared around the same time as her, had been hired to do odd jobs for him. — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, "How Jayme Closs, Elizabeth Smart, Jaycee Dugard and Others Survived Headline-Making Abductions," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'odd.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for odd
odd
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of odd
: strange or unusual : different from what is normal or expected
: happening in a way that is not planned or regular
: of different kinds or types
See the full definition for odd in the English Language Learners Dictionary