odd
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/Ιd/
English
Definitions
noun
- (diminutive) An odd number.βSo let's see. There are two evens here and three odds.β
- Something left over, not forming part of a set.
adjective
- Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.βShe slept in, which was very odd.β
- Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.βMy cat Fluffy has odd eyes: one blue and one brown.β
- Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.βI'm the odd one out.β
- Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
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Synonyms
mismatchedsinglestrangeunusualpeculiarinexactunmatchedsingularunexhaustedunpairedunmatedunexpendedremainingfunnyleftoverleft overcurious