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Definition of: odd
(od) adjective
1. Not even; leaving a remainder when divided by two.
2. Marked with an odd number.
3. Left over after a division.
4. Additional to any round number; thrown in or mentioned without exact enumeration: two hundred and odd miles; extra: an odd fork.
5. Occasional; causal: to work at odd jobs.
6. Peculiar; singular; queer; eccentric.
7. Single: an odd slipper.
—noun In golf, an advantage of one or more strokes given to a less skilful player over his opponent. [<ON odda- odd, third <oddi a point of land, triangle, odd number]
—odd′ly adverb
—odd′·ness noun Synonyms (adj.): anomalous, bizarre, comical, droll, eccentric, extraordinary, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque, peculiar, quaint, queer, rare, strange, uncommon, unique, unmatched, unusual, whimsical. See QUEER, RARE1. Antonyms: common, conventional, customary, even, normal, ordinary, usual.