Odd word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "odd" word

[adjective] not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
[adjective] not divisible by two
[adjective] (in combination) an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
[adjective] not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "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"
[adjective] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "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"
[adjective] of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.

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\Odd\, a. [Compar. {Odder}; superl. {Oddest}.] [OE. odde, fr.Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od, AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change of meaning).] 1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove. 2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers. I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. --Shak. 3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra. Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge. --T. Burnet. There are yet missing of your company Some few odd lads that you remember not. --Shak. 4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles. 5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. ``An odd action.'' --Shak. ``An odd expression.'' --Thackeray. The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. --Ascham. Patients have sometimes coveted odd things. --Arbuthnot. Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings. --Spectator. Syn: Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See {Quaint}.

Synonyms for odd

curious, funny, inexact, left over(p), left(p), leftover, mismatched, peculiar, queer, remaining, rum, rummy, singular, strange, unexhausted, unexpended, unmatched, unmated, unpaired, unusual

Antonyms: even

Related terms: absolute, alone, contingent, different, dissimilar, eccentric, extra, figurative, insufficient, kinky, loco, manic, numerative, out, out-of-the-way, out of proportion, over, radical, unalike, unconsumed, unsettled, wandering

The fun area, different aproach to word »odd«

Let's analyse "odd" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DDO. Average typing speed for these characters is 840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: --- -.. -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: odd: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: odd: 6 + 4 + 4 = 14, reduced: 5, and the final result is Five.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Intensity	Meaning
D (2)	4	Emperor		Determined, Persistant, Idealist
O (1)	15	Devil		Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter

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