odd

Universal Words adjective (odder, oddest) strange 1 strange or unusual: They're very odd people. * There's something odd about that man. * It's most odd that (= very odd that) she hasn't written. * The odd thing was that he didn't recognize me. * She had the oddest feeling that he was avoiding her. comparePECULIAR odd- 2 (in compounds) strange or unusual in the way mentioned: an odd-looking house * an odd-sounding name not regular / often 3 (the odd) [onlybeforenoun] (no comparative or superlative) happening or appearing occasionally; not very regular or frequent SYNOCCASIONAL: He makes the odd mistake-nothing too serious. various 4 [onlybeforenoun] (no comparative or superlative) of no particular type or size; various: decorations made of odd scraps of paper not matching 5 [usuallybeforenoun] (no comparative or superlative) not with the pair or set that it belongs to; not matching: You're wearing odd socks! numbers 6 (no comparative or superlative) (of numbers) that cannot be divided exactly by the number two: 1, 3, 5 and 7 are odd numbers. OPPEVEN available 7 [onlybeforenoun] available; that sb can use: Could I see you when you've got an odd moment? * Have you got an odd 20p? approximately 8 (no comparative or superlative; usually placed immediately after a number) approximately or a little more than the number mentioned: How old is she-seventy odd? * He's worked there for twenty-odd years. oddness noun [U]: the oddness of her appearance * His oddness frightened her. IDIOMS the odd man / one out a person or thing that is different from others or does not fit easily into a group or set: At school he was always the odd man out. * Dog, cat, horse, shoe-which is the odd one out? moreatFISHn. \