Hypertext Webster Gateway: "odd"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Odd \Odd\, a. [Compar. {Odder}; superl. {Oddest}.] [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).]
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}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

odd
adj 1: not divisible by two [ant: {even}]
2: not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never
mentioned"
3: (in combination) an indefinite quantity more than that
specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
4: beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {peculiar}, {queer}, {rum},
{rummy}, {singular}]
5: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: {unmatched},
{unmated}, {unpaired}]
6: not used up; "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" [syn: {leftover}, {left over(p)},
{left(p)}, {remaining}, {unexpended}]


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