odd

adjective
UK: /ɒd/
US: /ɑːd/

  1. Strange or unusual.

    1. That's odd, I thought I locked the door after odd meeting. [ ] [ ]
    2. It's odd that he hasn't called; he usually rings every single odd day. [ ] [ ]

  2. Not divisible by two.

    1. Three is an odd number, it is after two always. [ ] [ ]
    2. The house numbers on this side of the street are all odd, so strange numbers. [ ] [ ]

  3. Single; left over from a pair or set.

    1. I found an odd sock, and now I'm looking for the other one really. [ ] [ ]
    2. There's an odd chair in the corner; we need to find a pair for odd one. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

remaining extra peculiar eccentric single bizarre unusual strange weird
odd noun

  1. A strange or eccentric person.

    1. He is a bit of an odd, everyone says so around odd places. [ ] [ ]
    2. She's always been a bit of an odd; she doesn't conform to expectations, odd person. [ ] [ ]
odd adverb

  1. More than; exceeding.

    1. It cost odd fifty dollars, and I didn't even want it like it odd. [ ] [ ]
    2. The project took odd three months to complete; it was far too long and odd time. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "odd" in English means: Strange or unusual., Not divisible by two., Single; left over from a pair or set..

The phonetic transcription of "odd" is /ɒd/ in British English and /ɑːd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "odd": remaining, extra, peculiar, eccentric, single, bizarre, unusual, strange, weird.

Example usage of "odd": "That's odd, I thought I locked the door after odd meeting.". More examples on the page.