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- pronunciation:
- ad
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
odder, oddest |
| definition 1: |
different from what is expected or usual; strange.
Joe looked odd in his striped pants, green shoes, and flowered hat.- synonyms:
- curious, funny, peculiar, queer, strange, uncommon, unusual, weird
- antonyms:
- normal, ordinary, regular, usual
- similar words:
- eccentric, erratic, rare, singular, unique
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| definition 2: |
being the only one of a set or pair.
That drawer is full of odd socks.- synonyms:
- lone, single, solitary
- similar words:
- extra
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| definition 3: |
left over; remaining.
My mother used odd scraps of cloth to make a beautiful quilt.- synonyms:
- remaining, spare, surplus
- similar words:
- extra
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| definition 4: |
not able to be divided exactly by two.
Three is an odd number. (See even.).- synonyms:
- uneven
- antonyms:
- even
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| related words: |
alien, crazy, eerie, extraordinary, fantastic, uncanny, unusual |
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| derivations: |
oddly (adv.), oddness (n.) |
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