Main Entry: odd
Pronunciation: \ˈäd\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd number; akin to Old English ord point of a weapon
Date: 14th century
1 a : being without a corresponding mate {an odd shoe} b (1) : left over after others are paired or grouped (2) : separated from a set or series
2 a : 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}
3 a : being any of the integers (as −3, −1, +1, and +3) that are not divisible by two without leaving a remainder b : marked by an odd number of units c : being a function 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
4 a : not regular, expected, or planned {worked at odd jobs} b : encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional
5 : having an out-of-the-way location : remote
6 : differing markedly from the usual or ordinary or accepted : peculiar
2 a : 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}
3 a : being any of the integers (as −3, −1, +1, and +3) that are not divisible by two without leaving a remainder b : marked by an odd number of units c : being a function 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
4 a : not regular, expected, or planned {worked at odd jobs} b : encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional
5 : having an out-of-the-way location : remote
6 : differing markedly from the usual or ordinary or accepted : peculiar
synonyms see strange
— odd·ness noun
