a. (ŏd)

[Compar. Odder (ŏd"ẽr); superl. Oddest.]
[OE. odde, fr. Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od, AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change of meaning).]

1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.

I hope good luck lies in odd numbers.

Shak.

3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.

Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge.

T. Burnet.

There are yet missing of your company
Some few odd lads that you remember not.

Shak.

4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.

5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. «An odd action.» Shak. «An odd expression.» Thackeray.

Syn. -- extraordinary; queer.

The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius.

Ascham.

Patients have sometimes coveted odd things.

Arbuthnot.

Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings.

Spectator.

Syn. -- Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric; whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See Quaint.

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adjective

1. Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird. Slang kooky, screwball. British Slang rum, rummy². See usual/unusual.
2. Causing puzzlement; perplexing: curious, funny, peculiar, queer, strange, weird. See usual/unusual.
3. Agreeably curious, especially in an old-fashioned or unusual way: funny, quaint. See usual/unusual.
4. Occurring unexpectedly: accidental, casual, chance, contingent, fluky, fortuitous, inadvertent. See surprise/expect.

adj

Definition: miscellaneous, various
Antonyms: like, similar, unvaried

adj

Definition: single, unmatched; uneven
Antonyms: matched

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IN BRIEF: Strange.

It's a very odd thing— As odd as can be— That whatever Miss T. eats Turns into Miss T. — Walter de La Mare (1873-1956),English poet and novelist.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ulige, umage, overskydende, mærkelig
n. - et slag mere en modstanderen i golf

idioms:

• odd job    forefaldende arbejde
• odd man out    en der er tilovers, enspændernatur
• odd one out    en der er tilovers, enspændernatur
• odd woman out    en der er tilovers, enspændernatur

Nederlands (Dutch)
gek, raar, wonderbaarlijk, overblijvend, oneven

Français (French)
adj. - bizarre, surprenant, dépareillé, restant, (Math) impair, intrus
n. - chose curieuse/bizarre, (US, Sport) avantage (au golf), (GB, Sport) handicap, avantage (au golf)

idioms:

• odd job    petit boulot, bricoler
• odd man out    l'intrus
• odd one out    (trouver) l'intrus, (ne pas se sentir) à sa place, ne rien avoir avec, (être) en surnombre
• odd woman out    l'intruse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - übrig, restlich, einzeln, ungerade, seltsam, merkwürdig
n. - ein Schlag mehr als der Gegner

idioms:

• odd job    Gelegenheitsarbeit
• odd man out    Mann, der sich von allen anderen unterscheidet
• odd one out    Gegenstand, der sich von allen anderen unterscheidet
• odd woman out    Frau, der sich von allen anderen unterscheidet

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περίεργος, παράξενος, ιδιόρρυθμος, εκκεντρικός, (για δουλειά) ακανόνιστος, σποραδικός, (για αριθμούς) μονός, περιττός, παράταιρος, μοναχός, (κατά μικρό αριθμό) πλεονάζων, και κάτι
n. - (γκολφ) χάντικαπ ενός χτυπήματος

idioms:

• odd job    μικροδουλειά, δουλειά του ποδαριού, μαστόρεμα
• odd man out    παράταιρο στοιχείο, (για πρόσωπα) απροσάρμοστος
• odd one out    παράταιρο στοιχείο
• odd woman out    (η) απροσάρμοστη

Italiano (Italian)
bizzarro, scompagnato, dispari, strano, singolare

idioms:

• odd job    lavoro saltuario
• odd man/woman/one out    persona fuori posto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ímpar, restante, peculiar

idioms:

• odd job    biscate
• odd man/woman/one out    selecionar por sorteio

Русский (Russian)
другой, странный, случайный, нечетный, с чем-то

idioms:

• odd job    случайный заработок
• odd man/woman/one out    непохожий/непохожая на других

Español (Spanish)
adj. - remanente, residual, sobrante, unos, y pico, impar, non, extraño, curioso, raro, sorprendente, notable, peculiar
n. - extraño, raro

idioms:

• odd job    pequeño arreglo o reparación, trabajito
• odd man out    excepción, persona sobrante, quedar fuera
• odd one out    excepción, persona sobrante, quedar fuera
• odd woman out    excepción, persona sobrante, quedar fuera

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - udda, ojämn, omaka, enstaka
n. - odd(ett slag mer än motspelaren i golf)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
奇数的, 剩余的, 古怪的, 奇特的事物, 怪人, 奇数的东西或人, 比对手多一击

idioms:

• odd job    零工, 零活儿
• odd man out    与团体不和的人, 挑选办法, 被挑出的人或物, 剩下的人或物
• odd one out    配对后剩下的一个, 孤立
• odd woman out    团体中难以和他人相处的女人

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 奇數的, 剩餘的, 古怪的
n. - 奇特的事物, 怪人, 奇數的東西或人, 比對手多一擊

idioms:

• odd job    零工, 零活兒
• odd man out    與團體不和的人, 挑選辦法, 被挑出的人或物, 剩下的人或物
• odd one out    配對後剩下的一個, 孤立
• odd woman out    團體中難以和他人相處的女人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 남은, 홀수의, 이상한
n. - 덤으로 주는 점수

idioms:

• odd man out    주화를 던져술래를 정하는 방법, 따돌림을 받는 사람
• odd one out    다른 사람들과는 다른 사람
• odd woman out    다른 사람들과는 다른 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 奇妙な, 半端の, 奇数の, …余りの, 臨時の, 異常な, 半端な

idioms:

• odd job    片手間
• odd man/woman/one out    半端になったもの, 仲間外れの人
• what are the odds?    何が違う?

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفرد, شاذ (الاسم) غرابه, شذوذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוזר, עודף, נותר, פרט (לא זוגי), שונה, לא אחיד‬
n. - ‮דבר מוזר‬

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odd	Odd Lot Store
Odd Products	carrot nose and odd balls