odd
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• adjective
Different from what is usual or expected; strange or peculiar.
"The old house had an odd layout with narrow hallways and hidden doors."
Designating a whole number that cannot be divided exactly by two, leaving a remainder of one.
"Houses with odd numbers are located on the north side of the avenue."
Separated from a usual pair or set and therefore not matching others of the same kind.
"He accidentally wore two odd socks to the office this morning."
Happening or appearing occasionally and irregularly; not part of a regular routine.
"During college, she earned extra income by doing odd jobs around the neighborhood."
• noun
In golf, a stroke played by a player that makes their total one more than their opponent's.
"After finding the bunker, the golfer had to play the odd from the sand."
• Rhymes for odd
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old Norse 'oddi', originally meaning a point or triangle of land, and by extension the third or unpaired angle of a triangle, eventually coming to mean an unpaired number or something unusual.
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