Odd - English meaning

adjective

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

Usage examples:

The illness is recognizable from the patient's abnormal behaviour

adjective

Not usual or average

Usage examples:

We had an abnormal amount of snow., he has an abnormal heartbeat., [ c ] no abnormalities showed up…

adjective

Very strange or unusual.

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A bizarre situation

adjective

Strange and unusual

Usage examples:

That party was too bizarre for me!

adjective

Relaxed and unconcerned.

Usage examples:

A casual attitude to life

noun

A person who does something irregularly.

Usage examples:

A number of casuals became regular customers

adjective

Not serious or careful in attitude; only partly interested

Usage examples:

A casual glance at a magazine, even to the casual observer, the forgery was obvious., we have a sma…

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

Usage examples:

He noted her eccentric appearance

noun

A person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour.

Usage examples:

He's seen as a local eccentric

adjective

Strange or unusual, sometimes in an amusing way

Usage examples:

Eccentric behavior, she was an elderly eccentric who lived with 25 cats., [ u ] although his reputa…

adjective

Added to an existing or usual amount or number; additional.

Usage examples:

They offered him an extra thirty-five cents an hour

adverb

To a greater extent than usual; especially.

Usage examples:

He is trying to be extra good

noun

An item in addition to what is usual or strictly necessary.

Usage examples:

I had an education with all the extras

adjective

Very unusual, strange, or unexpected.

Usage examples:

Freakish weather

adjective

Very unusual or unexpected, especially in an unpleasant or strange way

Usage examples:

Freakish weather conditions have caused massive traffic jams in the area., when you're a child you …

adjective

Very odd, strange, or eccentric.

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A freaky coincidence

adjective

Very strange and sometimes a bit frightening

Usage examples:

It was freaky hearing such a big star tell me how much he loved my record., playing the final scene…

adjective

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous.

Usage examples:

A funny story

noun

Comic strips in newspapers.

Usage examples:

I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial

An account of an amusing incident

adjective

Relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual.

Usage examples:

She emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties

adjective

Having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features

Usage examples:

The film, three hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style., he follows a very idiosy…

adjective

Happening as a minor accompaniment to something else.

Usage examples:

For the fieldworker who deals with real problems, paperwork is incidental

noun

An incidental expense, event, etc.

Usage examples:

An allowance to cover meals, taxis, and other incidentals

adjective

Happening by chance, or in connection with something of greater importance

Usage examples:

His influence on younger employees was incidental, not intentional., will i be reimbursed for incid…

adjective

Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Usage examples:

His strong, irregular features

noun

A member of an irregular military force.

Usage examples:

The filipino operational center of gravity was the ability to sustain its force of 100,000 irregula…

adjective

Not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes

Usage examples:

An irregular surface, there are irregular spaces between the words., he showed up at irregular inte…

adjective

Far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote.

Usage examples:

Isolated farms and villages

verb

Cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Usage examples:

A country which is isolated from the rest of the world

adjective

Involving or given to unusual sexual behaviour.

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No low-down, filthy, kinky behaviour, or even smutty talk.

adjective

Unusual, strange, and possibly exciting, especially in ways involving unusual sexual acts

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Kinky ideas/behaviour

adjective

Kinky hair forms tight curls (= curving shapes) in a zigzag (= like a z or a row of zs joined together) or s-shaped pattern from the scalp (= the part of the head where the hair grows)

Usage examples:

My hair is naturally kinky., she was one of the first models with short, kinky hair to feature in w…

adjective

Strange or eccentric.

Usage examples:

I like kooky foreign films

adjective

(especially of a person) strange in his or her appearance or behaviour, especially in a way that is interesting

Usage examples:

She's got this kooky, high-pitched voice.

noun

Something, especially food, remaining after the rest has been used.

Usage examples:

Everyone wanted seconds, so there were no leftovers

adjective

Remaining; surplus.

Usage examples:

Yesterday's leftover bread

adjective

That has not been eaten or used during a meal

Usage examples:

Leftover meatloaf, we ate the leftovers cold the next day.

adjective

Having no companions; solitary or single.

Usage examples:

I approached a lone drinker across the bar

adjective

Being the only one in a place or situation; standing alone

Usage examples:

Her singing is backed by a lone piano.

adjective

(of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources.

Usage examples:

He picked up the miscellaneous papers in his in tray

verb

Match (people or things) unsuitably or incorrectly.

Usage examples:

Designers throw in big furniture pieces that are deliberately mismatched with the existing ones to …

adjective

Unsuitably or incorrectly matched.

Usage examples:

A pair of mismatched cops

adjective

Occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly.

Usage examples:

The occasional car went by but no taxis

noun

A hypothetical power once thought to pervade nature and account for various phenomena, such as magnetism.

noun

An archaic euphemism for god, used in exclamations.

Usage examples:

Ods blood!

abbreviation

Ordnance datum.

adjective

Nearly, but not quite, in a central position

adjective

Not coinciding with the beat.

Usage examples:

A rapid tempo is essential here, otherwise we will not sense the offbeat hemiolas

noun

Any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar.

Usage examples:

The horns come in full-force on the offbeats

adjective

Separated from a usual pair or set; odd.

adjective

Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar.

Usage examples:

Outlandish, brightly coloured clothes

adjective

Strange and unusual

Usage examples:

She liked to dress in outlandish clothes.

adjective

(of an activity or work) done for periods of time shorter than the usual hours or schedule

Usage examples:

She got a part-time job working three days a week., joe works part-time., we have a full-time staff…

adjective

For only some of the hours of the week that people normally work, not all of them

Usage examples:

I am retiring in may but will continue doing some self-employed part-time work., a part-time job, m…

adjective

Different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

He gave her some very peculiar looks

noun

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

Usage examples:

Deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably westminster abbey and windsor

adjective

Unusual and strange

Usage examples:

The copy editor will check type size and technical details to see if anything looks peculiar., kath…

adjective

Appearing or occurring at intervals.

Usage examples:

The periodic visits she made to her father

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern

Usage examples:

He suffers periodic mental breakdowns.

adjective

Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

Quaint country cottages

adjective

Attractive because of being unusual and esp. old-fashioned

Usage examples:

In spain, we visited a cobblestone plaza with quaint little cafés around its perimeter.

adjective

Strange; odd.

Usage examples:

She had a queer feeling that they were being watched

verb

(of a person) homosexual.

adjective

Unusual or strange

Usage examples:

She had a queer expression on her face.

adjective

Having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects.

Usage examples:

Her sense of humour was decidedly quirky

adjective

Unusual in an attractive and interesting way

Usage examples:

He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.

adjective

Made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision.

Usage examples:

Apparently random violence

noun

An unknown, unspecified, or odd person.

Usage examples:

I just sat down by myself and talked to some randoms

adjective

Happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan or pattern

Usage examples:

A random sample, he was stopped at the border in a random check., dylan picked several books at ran…

adjective

Still existing, present, or in use; surviving.

Usage examples:

Lilly was my last remaining close relative

verb

Continue to exist, especially after other similar people or things have ceased to do so.

Usage examples:

A cloister is all that remains of the monastery

adjective

Continuing to exist or be left after other parts or things have been used or taken away

Usage examples:

Bernstein's remaining lecture will take place on 22 january., mix in half the butter and keep the r…

adjective

Rather odd or eccentric.

Usage examples:

My uncles were screwy old guys who had abandoned everyday life

adjective

Very strange, foolish, or unusual

Usage examples:

She had some weird ideas, but her brother was even screwier.

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year.

Usage examples:

A selection of seasonal fresh fruit

adjective

Available or happening during one of the four parts of a year

Usage examples:

Seasonal jobs/work, seasonal fruits and vegetables, seasonal decorations

adjective

Relating to, available, or happening during a particular period of the year

Usage examples:

A seasonal employee/worker, a seasonal business/job, seasonal demand/employment/work, seasonal crop…

adjective

Only one; not one of several.

Usage examples:

A single red rose

noun

An individual person or thing rather than part of a pair or a group.

Usage examples:

The end result is a photography of mythical proportions that is camouflaged in paint and operates i…

verb

Choose someone or something from a group for special treatment.

Usage examples:

One newspaper was singled out for criticism

adjective

Done or existing alone.

Usage examples:

I live a pretty solitary life

noun

A recluse or hermit.

Usage examples:

He had something of the solitary about him

adjective

Being the only one, or not being with other similar things, often by choice

Usage examples:

I live a solitary life., he enjoys solitary walks in the wilderness.

adjective

Occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

Usage examples:

Sporadic fighting broke out

adjective

Not happening or appearing in a pattern; not continuous or regular

Usage examples:

She makes sporadic trips to europe., the storm caused sporadic flooding throughout the region., i’v…

adjective

Unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.

Usage examples:

Children have some strange ideas

adjective

Of various kinds; several.

Usage examples:

Prawn and garlic vol-au-vents and sundry other delicacies

noun

Various items not important enough to be mentioned individually.

Usage examples:

A drugstore selling magazines, newspapers, and sundries

adjective

Several and different types of; various

Usage examples:

Diaz is surrounded by sundry laboratory equipment.

noun

An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; an excess of production or supply.

Usage examples:

Exports of food surpluses

adjective

More than what is needed or used; excess.

Usage examples:

Make the most of your surplus cash

noun

An amount that is more than is needed

Usage examples:

The world is now producing large food surpluses., the government is forecasting a budget surplus th…

adjective

Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

Usage examples:

His unconventional approach to life

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven

adjective

Not matched or equalled.

Usage examples:

He has a talent unmatched by any other politician

adjective

Not arranged in pairs.

Usage examples:

Because of the odd number of marginals, a single narrow marginal remains unpaired.

adjective

Not being, or never having been, used.

Usage examples:

Any unused equipment will be welcomed back

adjective

Not being used at present, or never having been used

Usage examples:

The stationary exercise bike sits unused in the basement.

adjective

Not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

Usage examples:

It was unusual for dennis to be late

adjective

Different from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

I was actually on time, which is unusual for me.

adjective

Incorporating a number of different types or elements; showing variation or variety.

Usage examples:

The phenomena were very varied

verb

Differ in size, amount, degree, or nature from something else of the same general class.

Usage examples:

The properties vary in price

adjective

Having or showing many different types, or changing often

Usage examples:

The varied symptoms included severe muscle pain, headaches, and dizziness.

determiner

More than one; several.

Usage examples:

Various people arrived late

adjective

Different from one another; of different kinds or sorts.

Usage examples:

Dresses of various colours

pronoun

More than one of several people or things.

Usage examples:

Various of her friends had called

adjective

Funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way.

Usage examples:

A wacky chase movie

adjective

Strange in a pleasing and exciting or silly way

Usage examples:

The film has a wacky originality that is appealing.

adjective

Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

Usage examples:

Weird, inhuman sounds

noun

A person's destiny.

verb

Induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

Usage examples:

Blue eyes weirded him out, and ivan's were especially creepy

adjective

Amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic.

Usage examples:

His zany humour

noun

A zany person.

Usage examples:

We are looking for the zany, the serious, the artistic and ridiculous.