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

synonyms see strange

— odd·ness noun