odd Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not divisible by two
    uneven.
  2. adjective satellite not easily explained
    • it is odd that his name is never mentioned
  3. adjective satellite an indefinite quantity more than that specified
    • invited 30-odd guests
  4. adjective satellite beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
    funny; rum; singular; queer; curious; peculiar; rummy.
    • a curious hybrid accent
    • her speech has a funny twang
    • they have some funny ideas about war
    • had an odd name
    • the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
    • something definitely queer about this town
    • what a rum fellow
    • singular behavior
  5. adjective satellite of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
    unpaired; unmated; unmatched.
  6. adjective satellite not used up
    left over; unexpended; leftover; remaining; left.
    • leftover meatloaf
    • she had a little money left over so she went to a movie
    • some odd dollars left
    • saved the remaining sandwiches for supper
    • unexpended provisions

WordNet

Odd adjective
Etymology
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).
Wordforms
comparative Odder ; superlative Oddest
Definitions
  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.
    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.

Webster 1913