Odd (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Not divisible by two.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The number of bananas in the bunch was odd.
• She had an odd number of socks in her drawer after doing the laundry.
• The address on the house was an odd number, so I knew it was on my left.
• The odd number of plates in the cabinet made it difficult to find a matching set.
• There was a small patch of odd-numbered pages that were missing from the book.

Synonyms

• Uneven

Antonyms

• Even

Related Words

• Oddness (noun)

Meaning ²

Of the remaining member of a pair; "unpaired socks"; "an odd glove".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Unmatched
• Unpaired
• Unmated

Meaning ³

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Rummy
• Queer
• Curious
• Peculiar
• Funny
• Rum
• Singular

Related Words

• Oddity (noun)

Meaning ⁴

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".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Left Over
• Unexpended
• Left
• Remaining
• Leftover

Meaning ⁵

Not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• It is odd that the company's financial reports are not publicly available.
• The professor's behavior was odd, as he would often arrive late to his own lectures.
• It's odd that the ancient civilization vanished without leaving behind any written records.
• The detective found it odd that the victim's phone had no calls or messages on the day of the murder.
• The tourists thought it was odd that the town's main street was completely deserted on a sunny Saturday afternoon.

Related Words

• Oddness (noun)

Meaning ⁶

An indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The company has 20-odd employees working on the new project.
• She has 50-odd years of experience in the field of medicine.
• The city has 100-odd restaurants serving different types of cuisine.
• The team has 15-odd players on its roster for the upcoming season.
• The library has 500-odd books on the subject of ancient history.