odd
798
1.0
- adjective
- /ɑd/
:
extraño
- I knew there was something very odd about her.
- seem odd
- sound odd
- look odd
And last but not least, this may seem odd, but it's not.
- And last but not least, this may seem odd, but it's not.
- Also, that might sound odd, but try to sleep at night.
- To me, it just seems like a very odd road to go down.
- Like they really glommed onto that, which is odd for so many reasons.
- Always stick to what makes you weird, odd, strange, different.
- Let's talk about the that odd photo pigment.
- This dress is odd laying on a body.
- Like, you know, she was very just odd, strange poses.
- Just the the odd way he holds his hand.
- Like it went from feeling very odd and feeling like very right.
Examples
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It's odd to see snow in April when spring is just around the corner.
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This is an odd question.
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Wait, point out just how odd a claim that is.
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So New England has a very, very odd Natural History.
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I suppose I never did know what was going on in that odd little head of yours.
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Mother still stayed up half the night and slept at odd hours during the day.
Fiction book (1990) -
Stacey also had to deal with an odd woman who came to her candy shop.
Academic text (2011) -
He looks a little odd, but he's a wonderful teacher.
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At first glance, this struck me as an odd trio of books for a review essay.
Academic text (1991) -
In his heart, there was an odd affection for the massed humanity that surrounded him.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
∞
3.2
Strange or unusual in a way that makes people feel uncomfortable
∞
2.2
Not common and different from what people expect
913
2.0
Not usual and not like what people expect
740
2.0
Causing a strange feeling in your body
406
5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
131
4.0
Strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
123
4.6
Different from what is normal and expected
101
4.1
Not normal or what people expect
100
4.2
Different from what is usual in a way that may be worrying
48
4.1
Not usual and different from what people expect
23
8.1
Not like what is usual or expected
18
9.1
Strange or unusual in a way you notice
1
7.0
Not usual and different from what you expect
1
9.9
Not usual or expected in a situation
1
9.1
Strange in a way that makes you notice it
Slightly strange in a small, gentle way
Strange or odd in a way that surprises people
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A way to find errors in data by checking whether the number of ones is odd or even
- Specialized
A leaf made of several small leaf parts with a single part at the tip giving an odd number
- Specialized
A tool with two legs curved the same way used to mark or measure distances on flat metal
- Specialized
An animal with hooves and an odd number of toes, like horses or rhinos
How Strange
Surface Forms
Etymology
Odd came to mean 'different' because it once meant 'left over' or separate, so something odd looks strange or does not fit with the rest.