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/ɒd/- 1unusual or unexpected in a way that attracts your interest or attention
Harry’s behaviour did seem a little odd.
His paintings are a rather odd mixture of German and British influences.
it is odd (that):It’s very odd that he hasn’t sent you a birthday present.
strike someone as odd (=make someone think that something is unexpected):It struck me as odd that there was no reply to my letter.
odd-sounding:an odd-sounding name
odd-looking:The children were very odd-looking in their costumes.
the odd thing is (that) (=it is unexpected that):But the odd thing was that I didn’t feel guilty.
that’s odd:That’s odd, I thought I left my coat on the chair.
- 2[only before noun] not happening frequently or regularly
The weather will remain cloudy with odd showers here and there.
the/an odd something:I enjoy the odd beer now and again (=I like to have a beer sometimes) .
- 6[never before noun] informal approximately
He must be sixty odd (=about 60 years old).
There were 200 odd people in the room.
phrases
odd minute/moment
Britishthe odd one/man out
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oddness
noun [uncountable]This is the British English definition of odd. View American English definition of odd.
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