Odd

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun

English

Etymology

From Old Norse oddi (third or additional number), which comes from oddr (point of a weapon) via an intermediate meaning of "triangle". The original meaning is "left over". Further back, oddr derives from Germanic *uzdaz (pointing upward) and Indogermanic *uzdho.

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: (UK) /Qd/, (US) /Ad/
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Adjective

odd (comparative: odder, superlative: oddest)

1. strange, unusual.
2. (arithmetic) (no comparative or superlative) Not divisible by two.
3. (rare) But for the odd exception.
4. left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped

   the odd one out

5. casual, irregular.

   odd jobs

6. (in combination with a number) about, approximately.

   There were thirty-odd people in the room.

Synonyms

• (strange): bizarre, peculiar, queer, rum, strange, unusual, weird
• (about): about, approximately, around

Antonyms

• (not divisible by two): even

Translations

strange

Catalan: estrany Chinese: 奇怪 (qí quài) Dutch: vreemd, vreemde, merkwaardig, merkwaardige, raar, rare Finnish: outo, kummallinen, omituinen French: bizarre, étrange German: seltsam, merkwürdig, komisch

Japanese: 変 (へん, hen) Ido: baroka Italian: strano, strambo Russian: странный Spanish: extraño, raro Telugu: విలక్షణమైన (vilakshaNamaina)

not divisible by two

Catalan: imparell, senar Dutch: oneven, onpaar, onpare Finnish: pariton French: impair

German: ungerade Italian: dispari m, f and plural Russian: нечётный Spanish: impar Telugu: బేసి (baesi)

rare: but for the odd exception

Dutch: uitzonderlijk, uitzonderlijke, zeldaam, zeldzame

left over after others have been grouped

Dutch: overblijvend, overblijvende, resterend, resterende Finnish: pariton

casual, irregular

Dutch: onregelmatig, onregelmatige Finnish: tilapäinen

about

Catalan: aproximadament Dutch: bij benadering, ongeveer Finnish: noin, suunnilleen French: à peu près

Noun

See odds

it:odd hu:odd ru:odd fi:odd sv:odd