Odd Definition
ŏd
oddest, odder
adjective
oddest, odder
Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination.
Invited 30-odd guests.
American Heritage
Being one of a pair of which the other is missing.
An odd glove.
Webster's New World
Being one or more of a set, series, or group separated from the others.
A few odd volumes of Dickens.
Webster's New World
Having a remainder of one when divided by two; not even.
Webster's New World
Being the one remaining after the others are paired, grouped, taken, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
interjection
Webster's New World
abbreviation
Oppositional defiant disorder.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Odd
Adjective
Base Form:
odd
Comparative:
odder
Superlative:
oddestOrigin of Odd
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From Middle English od, odde (“odd, single"), from Old Norse oddi (“third or additional number, triangle"), from oddr (“point of a weapon"), from Proto-Germanic *uzdaz (“point"), from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (“to stick, prick, pierce, sting") + Proto-Indo-European *dÊ°e- (“to set, place"). Cognate with Icelandic oddi (“triangle, point of land, odd number"), Swedish udd (“a point"), Old English ord (“a point"). More at ord.
From Wiktionary
Middle English odde from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd number
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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