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
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. 2019 Jopling, 40, never complained about being woken at odd hours by mechanics presenting handfuls of broken parts. — Author: Richard Read, Anchorage Daily News, "Meet the icebreaker Polar Star, the neglected stepchild of the U.S. military industrial complex," 17 Aug. 2019 Perhaps the most obvious, especially to local neighbors, is The Big Event, an annual day where hundreds of students fan out into the community to help residents with odd jobs, like painting, weeding and mulching. — Cody Boteler, baltimoresun.com, "‘Going in the right direction’: Towson University officials emphasizing connection with local community," 13 Aug. 2019 While this seemed odd, the prince and his entourage took their seats nonetheless, and settled in for the ride. — NBC News, "U.S. citizens and other Westerners caught up in Saudi Arabia's fierce crackdown on dissenters," 29 July 2019 Indeed, on even a little reflection, his historical narrative comes to seem extremely odd. — Daniel Luban, The New Republic, "The Man Behind National Conservatism," 26 July 2019 To start, Thomas comparing Veronica Mars to other television series seems odd. — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, "Real Talk: Did That Tragic Veronica Mars Twist Really Need To Happen?," 25 July 2019 But even a stage full of flames couldn't hope to compete for attention with Shultz's blend of manic energy and odd behavior. — Ed Masley, azcentral, "Review: Beck and Cage the Elephant take different approaches to pleasing a Phoenix crowd," 22 July 2019 Tolerance of odd behavior preceding the eventual criminal conduct should be called out. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "‘We pay for congestion one way or the other’: Some of the best comments this week on seattletimes.com," 19 July 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