oddness

noun

odd·​ness

plural -es

1

: the quality or state of being odd

comical in their oddness

—George Meredith

2

: an instance of oddness

were warned off by his oddnesses

—Thomas Hughes

Word History

Etymology

Middle English oddenesse, from odde odd + -nesse -ness

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Rhymes for oddness

• broadness