/ Dictionary / Index O odd: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: odd Pronunciation: (od), [key] — adj., n. -er, -est, —adj. differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice. singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric way: an odd person; odd manners. fantastic; bizarre: Her taste in clothing was rather odd. leaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, as a number (opposed to even): Numbers like 3, 15, and 181 are odd numbers. more or less, esp. a little more (used in combination with a round number): I owe three hundred-odd dollars. being a small amount in addition to what is counted or specified: I have five gross and a few odd dozens. being part of a pair, set, or series of which the rest is lacking: an odd glove. remaining after all others are paired, grouped, or divided into equal numbers or parts: Everybody gets two hamburgers and I get the odd one. left over after all others are used, consumed, etc. (of a pair) not matching: Do you know you're wearing an odd pair of socks? not forming part of any particular group, set, or class: to pick up odd bits of information. not regular, usual, or full-time; occasional; casual: odd jobs. out-of-the-way; secluded: a tour to the odd parts of the Far East. (of a function) having a sign that changes when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time. —n. something that is odd. a stroke more than the opponent has played. Brit.a stroke taken from a player's total score for a hole in order to give him or her odds. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: odd (Thesaurus) odalisque odd and even Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language