Odd
adjective
Not the same as usual, different in a way that is strange.
His behavior seemed odd.
Often appears as...
- odd behavior
- odd man out
adjective
Not happening often, occasional.
She would visit him on the odd occasion.
Often appears as...
- odd occasion
- odd time
adjective
Not paired or matched.
She always wears odd socks.
Often appears as...
- odd socks
- odd shoes
adjective
Part of an amount or number that is remaining or left over.
Can I have the odd slice of pizza?
Often appears as...
- odd slice
- odd bit
adjective
Not exactly round numbers.
He lived to be an odd 83 years old.
Often appears as...
- odd years
- odd number
adjective
Referring to numbers that cannot be exactly divided by 2.
1, 3, and 5 are odd numbers.
Often appears as...
- odd numbers
- odd amount
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Not the same as usual, different in a way that is strange.
His behavior seemed odd.
Often appears as...
- odd behavior
- odd man out
adjective
Not happening often, occasional.
She would visit him on the odd occasion.
Often appears as...
- odd occasion
- odd time
adjective
Not paired or matched.
She always wears odd socks.
Often appears as...
- odd socks
- odd shoes
adjective
Part of an amount or number that is remaining or left over.
Can I have the odd slice of pizza?
Often appears as...
- odd slice
- odd bit
adjective
Not exactly round numbers.
He lived to be an odd 83 years old.
Often appears as...
- odd years
- odd number
adjective
Referring to numbers that cannot be exactly divided by 2.
1, 3, and 5 are odd numbers.
Often appears as...
- odd numbers
- odd amount
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Behavior
Use 'odd' to describe behaviors or situations that deviate from the norm and may raise curiosity or concern.
It was odd how quiet the children were being.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Discomfort
The word 'odd' can imply a mild, uncomfortable feeling that something is not quite right.
There was an odd vibe in the room after their argument.
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Behavior
Use 'odd' to describe behaviors or situations that deviate from the norm and may raise curiosity or concern.
It was odd how quiet the children were being.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Discomfort
The word 'odd' can imply a mild, uncomfortable feeling that something is not quite right.
There was an odd vibe in the room after their argument.
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Behavior
Use 'odd' to describe behaviors or situations that deviate from the norm and may raise curiosity or concern.
It was odd how quiet the children were being.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Discomfort
The word 'odd' can imply a mild, uncomfortable feeling that something is not quite right.
There was an odd vibe in the room after their argument.
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Check your intuition:...
Trying to calculate the odds of a match directly is challenging because there are many ways you could get a birthday match in a group. Instead, it's easier to calculate the odds that everyone's birthday is different. How does that help? Either there's a birthday match in the group, or there isn't,
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Why do people get so...
If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself, the odds are good that you'll see someone experiencing the same thing as you.
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Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
radioed me and said there was a whale off the harbor. So I came up to the harbor and sure enough, there was a whale and he dove and when he dove, I looked at his funny tail fluke because there were 2 notches in and I thought, that's odd.
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Understanding bipolar...
alive numbers are conservative odds are you know someone with bipolar disorder who's undiagnosed odds are you know someone with bipolar disorder and who is afraid of seeking treatment because of the stigma the taboo I've shared my
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Why should you read...
Her characters frequently lead inner lives that are deeply at odds with their external existence. To help make sense of these disparities, the next time you read Woolf, here are some aspects of her life and work to consider.
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Sir David Attenborough...
plants encourage them to do so by adding a tasty capsule to their seeds that may seem odd but these ants don't eat all the seeds they store in fact seeds are more likely to germinate below ground than above
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What happens when our...
But the more of the control problem that we solve in advance, the better the odds that the transition to the machine intelligence era will go well. This to me looks like a thing that is well worth doing
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How smart are...
At special forest schools, they recover from emotional trauma and continue to develop essential life skills. Against all odds, these orphans demonstrate incredible resilience and readiness to learn.
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Ghostly Yeti Crab Swarms...
scientists have found a lost world of odd species living in waters near Antarctica including swarms of a ghost light crab that seemed to move only
Video examples
Check your intuition:...
Trying to calculate the odds of a match directly is challenging because there are many ways you could get a birthday match in a group. Instead, it's easier to calculate the odds that everyone's birthday is different. How does that help? Either there's a birthday match in the group, or there isn't,
Video examples
Why do people get so...
If you experience math anxiety, it may not help to just know that math anxiety exists. Or perhaps it's reassuring to put a name to the problem. Regardless, if you take a look around yourself, the odds are good that you'll see someone experiencing the same thing as you.
Video examples
Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
radioed me and said there was a whale off the harbor. So I came up to the harbor and sure enough, there was a whale and he dove and when he dove, I looked at his funny tail fluke because there were 2 notches in and I thought, that's odd.
Video examples
Understanding bipolar...
alive numbers are conservative odds are you know someone with bipolar disorder who's undiagnosed odds are you know someone with bipolar disorder and who is afraid of seeking treatment because of the stigma the taboo I've shared my
Video examples
Why should you read...
Her characters frequently lead inner lives that are deeply at odds with their external existence. To help make sense of these disparities, the next time you read Woolf, here are some aspects of her life and work to consider.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
plants encourage them to do so by adding a tasty capsule to their seeds that may seem odd but these ants don't eat all the seeds they store in fact seeds are more likely to germinate below ground than above
Video examples
What happens when our...
But the more of the control problem that we solve in advance, the better the odds that the transition to the machine intelligence era will go well. This to me looks like a thing that is well worth doing
Video examples
How smart are...
At special forest schools, they recover from emotional trauma and continue to develop essential life skills. Against all odds, these orphans demonstrate incredible resilience and readiness to learn.
Video examples
Ghostly Yeti Crab Swarms...
scientists have found a lost world of odd species living in waters near Antarctica including swarms of a ghost light crab that seemed to move only
Example 1 of 10
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No. 1 in the world at welterweight to fight for the world title. But he never had his chance to fight for a world title.
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Janet McTeer
English Actress
We are a very close family, and I love them very much, but I'm definitely the odd one out. I live a completely different kind of life style. I always was different. I felt like a fish out of water; I really never knew who I was.
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Jack Osbourne
English Celebrity
I'm totally grateful for the fans my family has and I have; they gave me a lot of support when I was in treatment. But it was just odd, you know? It's stressful. Just the whole fact of being someone in the public eye.
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Emma Tennant
British Novelist
My life has really been about writing, though some think it's all about once having been in a ball dress and having an odd life and marrying all the time. But it's the writing that's always been the point.
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Greg Mottola
American Director
The truth is, good actors are always looking to do something different. They are dying to play slightly odder characters or work on movies that aren't straight down the middle.
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Francois Nars
French Businessman
Sometimes I'm attracted to more odd girls with stronger faces and features or a softer beauty with a lot of character.
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Imelda Staunton
English Actress
I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.
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Timothy Spall
English Actor
It's an odd world.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
My dad was in a hospital for months. The doctors told my dad he would never be able to walk again. My dad beat all the odds. He came back and was able to walk and start boxing again. He went to No. 1 in the world at welterweight to fight for the world title. But he never had his chance to fight for a world title.
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Janet McTeer
English Actress
We are a very close family, and I love them very much, but I'm definitely the odd one out. I live a completely different kind of life style. I always was different. I felt like a fish out of water; I really never knew who I was.
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Jack Osbourne
English Celebrity
I'm totally grateful for the fans my family has and I have; they gave me a lot of support when I was in treatment. But it was just odd, you know? It's stressful. Just the whole fact of being someone in the public eye.
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Emma Tennant
British Novelist
My life has really been about writing, though some think it's all about once having been in a ball dress and having an odd life and marrying all the time. But it's the writing that's always been the point.
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Greg Mottola
American Director
The truth is, good actors are always looking to do something different. They are dying to play slightly odder characters or work on movies that aren't straight down the middle.
Quote examples
Francois Nars
French Businessman
Sometimes I'm attracted to more odd girls with stronger faces and features or a softer beauty with a lot of character.
Quote examples
Imelda Staunton
English Actress
I am a character actress. Well, let's say, I am a leading character actress who does interesting, odd parts.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.
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Virginia Woolf
British Author
Odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order.
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Timothy Spall
English Actor
It's an odd world.
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