odd

odd [ ad ] adjective ***

▸ 1 unusual

▸ 2 not frequent/regular

▸ 3 of different types etc.

▸ 4 not even in number

▸ 5 lacking its pair

▸ 6 not exact in number

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) unusual or unexpected in a way that attracts your interest or attention:

Harry's behavior did seem a little odd.

His paintings are a rather odd mixture of German and British influences.

it is odd (that): It's very odd that he hadn't sent you a birthday present.

strike someone as odd (=make someone think that something is unexpected): It struck me as odd that there was no reply to my letter.

odd-sounding: an odd-sounding name

odd-looking: The children were very odd-looking in their costumes.

the odd thing is (that) (=it is unexpected that): But the odd thing was that I didn't feel guilty.

that's odd: That's odd, I thought I left my coat on the chair.

2. ) only before noun not happening frequently or regularly: OCCASIONAL:

The weather will remain cloudy with odd showers here and there.

the/an odd something: I enjoy the odd drink now and again.

3. ) only before noun consisting of different types, sizes, shapes, colors, etc.:

The file was stuffed with notes and odd pieces of paper.

4. ) usually before noun an odd number is a WHOLE NUMBER that cannot be divided exactly by two, for example 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.

─ opposite EVEN

5. ) usually before noun lacking the other member of a pair:

odd socks/shoes/gloves

6. ) never before noun INFORMAL in the region of: used after a number for saying that it is not exact:

He must be sixty odd (=about 60 years old).

There were 200 odd people in the room.

odd minute/moment BRITISH

a short period of free time:

Come and look at my photos when you've got the odd few minutes.

I'll phone her when I can find the odd moment.

the odd one/man out

1. ) MAINLY BRITISH someone or something that is different from the others in a group or list:

See if you can spot the odd one out in the list.

2. ) someone who is not accepted by the other members of a group because of being different

3. ) someone or something remaining after others form pairs, groups, or sets

╾ odd|ness noun uncount