oddment

oddment

noun

Definition of ODDMENT

1

an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value <the fabric store sells oddments left over from cutting>

Synonyms end, fag end, leftover, oddment, remainder, remnant, stub

Related Words leavings, odds and ends, pickings, refuse, remains, residual, residue, scraping(s), stump, vestige; balance, rest; chip, flake, fragment, piece, sliver, splinter; ribbon(s), shred, tatter

Near Antonyms whole

2

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected <one of those medical oddments that has perplexed and intrigued generations of medical historians>

Synonyms aberration, abnormality, exception, oddity, oddment, rarity

Related Words curiosity, peculiarity, singularity; accident, bizarrerie, phenomenon, quirk, vagary; distortion, kink, mutation, variation; difference, disparity, inconsistence, inconsistency; error, mistake; contradiction, paradox

Near Antonyms norm, ordinary, usual

3

something strange or unusual that is an object of interest <an exhibit devoted to the incredible array of oddments that are collected by people the world over>

Synonyms curio, exotic, objet d'art (also objet), oddity, oddment, rarity

Related Words found object, objet trouvé; curiosa, ephemera, virtu (or vertu); marvel, prodigy, rara avis, rare bird, wonder; abnormality, anomaly, freak, monster, monstrosity; malformation, mutant, mutation