odd (redirected from odder)

odd  (d)

adj. odd·er, odd·est

1. Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar: an odd name; odd behavior. See Synonyms at strange.

2. Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination: invited 30-odd guests.

3.

a. Constituting a remainder: had some odd dollars left over.

b. Small in amount: jingled the odd change in my pockets.

4.

a. Being one of an incomplete pair or set: an odd shoe.

b. Remaining after others have been paired or grouped.

5. Mathematics Designating an integer not divisible by two, such as 1, 3, and 5.

6. Not expected, regular, or planned: called at odd intervals.

7. Remote; out-of-the-way: found the antique shop in an odd corner of town.

n.

1. Something odd.

2. Sports

a. In the United States, a golf score one stroke higher than the score of one's opponent.

b. In Great Britain, a stroke added to a superior golfer's score or a stroke taken away from an inferior golfer's score in order to equalize the chances of winning a match.

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[Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi, point of land, triangle, odd number.]

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oddly adv.

oddness n.

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odd

Adjective

1. unusual or peculiar: his increasingly odd behaviour

2. occasional or incidental: the odd letter from a friend abroad, the occasional postcard from a chum

3. leftover or additional: we use up odd pieces of fabric to make up jerseys in wild designs

4. (of a number) not divisible by two

5. being part of a pair or set when the other or others are missing: the drawer was full of odd socks

6. somewhat more than the round numbers specified: I had known him for the past twenty-odd years

7. odd man or one out a person or thing excluded from others forming a group or unit

See also odds [Old Norse oddi angle, point, third or odd number]

oddly adv
oddness n

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odd  (d)

Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 1, such as 17 or -103.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	odd - not divisible by two uneven even - divisible by two
	2.	odd - not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned" unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
	3.	odd - an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests" combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" inexact - not exact
	4.	odd - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, curious, funny, singular strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	5.	odd - of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. unmatched, unpaired, unmated mismatched - either not matched or unsuitably matched
	6.	odd - not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions" left over, leftover, remaining, unexpended, left unexhausted - not used up completely; "an unexhausted well"

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odd

adjective 1. peculiar, strange, unusual, different, funny, extraordinary, bizarre, weird, exceptional, eccentric, abnormal, queer, rum Brit. (slang) deviant, unconventional, far-out (slang) quaint, kinky (informal) off-the-wall (slang) outlandish, whimsical, oddball (informal) out of the ordinary, offbeat, left-field (informal) freakish, freaky (slang) wacko (slang) outré, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal)

adjective 2. unusual, different, strange, rare, funny (slang) extraordinary, remarkable, bizarre, fantastic, curious, weird, exceptional, peculiar, abnormal, queer, irregular, uncommon, singular, uncanny, outlandish, out of the ordinary, freakish, atypical, freaky << OPPOSITE normal

adjective 3. occasional, various, varied, random, casual, seasonal, irregular, periodic, miscellaneous, sundry, incidental, intermittent, infrequent << OPPOSITE regular

adjective 4. spare, remaining, extra, surplus, single, lone, solitary, uneven, leftover, unmatched, unpaired << OPPOSITE matched odd man or odd one out misfit, exception, outsider, freak, eccentric, maverick, oddball (informal) nonconformist, fish out of water (informal) square peg in a round hole (informal)

Translations

odd [ɔd] adj (= strange) → extraño, raro; [number] → impar (= left over); sobrante, suelto;

60-odd → 60 y pico;

at odd times → de vez en cuando;

to be the odd one out → estar de más;

if you have the odd minute → si tienes unos minutos libres see also odds

odd [ɔd] adj (= strange) → bizarre, curieux/euse; [number] → impair(e) (= left over); qui reste, en plus (= not of a set); dépareillé(e);

60-odd → 60 et quelques;

at odd times → de temps en temps;

the odd one out → l'exception f

odd [ɔd] adj [person] → sonderbar, komisch; [behaviour, shape] → seltsam; [number] → ungerade; [sock, shoe etc] → einzeln (= occasional); gelegentlich;

60-odd → etwa 60;

at odd times → ab und zu;

to be the odd one out → der Außenseiter/die Außenseiterin sein;

add meat or the odd vegetable to the soup → fügen Sie der Suppe Fleisch oder auch etwas Gemüse bei

odd [ɔd] adj (= strange) → strano/a, bizzarro/a; [number] → dispari inv (= left over); in più (= not of a set); spaiato/a;

60-odd → 60 e oltre;

at odd times → di tanto in tanto;

the odd one out → l'eccezione f

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odd

adj odd [od]

1 unusual; strange He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.snaaks, koddigغَريب، غَيْر عاديстраненzvláštní, výstředníusædvanlig; underligsonderbarπαράξενος, ιδιόρρυθμοςextraño, raroveiderعجیب و غریبoutobizarreמוּזָרविषमčudanfurcsaanehundarlegurstrano, bizzarro変った이상한, 색다른keistas, neįprastassavāds; dīvainspelikzonderlingrar, pussig, merkeligdziwnyestranhostraniuстранный, необычныйzvláštny, výstrednýnenavadenčudanunderlig, besynnerligแปลกtuhaf古怪的чудний, дивнийعجيبkỳ quặc古怪的

2 (of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).oneweمُفْرَدнечетенlichýuligeungeradeμονός, περιττός (για αριθμό)imparpaarituفردparitonimpairאִי-זוּגִיदो से नहीं विभाजित होने वाला अंकneparanpáratlangasaloddataladispari奇数の홀수의nelyginisnepāra-nombor ganjilonevenodde(tall), ulikenieparzystyímparimparнечётныйnepárnylihneparanudda, ojämnที่เหลือเป็นเศษikiye bölünmez奇數的непарнийطاقsố lẻ奇数的

3 not one of a pair, set etc an odd shoe.onpaarفَرْدَة الحِذاءсамjednotlivý, lichýumageeinzelnπαράταιρος, που δεν ανήκει σε ζευγάριsuelto, desparejadoüksikلنگهparitondépareilléלא תוֹאֵםजो जोड़ी में नहीं होrasparenegyes, fél pártidak punya pasanganósamstæðurscompagnato, spaiato半んぱの외짝의netinkantis į porą, neporinislieks, bez pāratdk ada pasangannyabij elkaar niet horendulike, umakepojedynczysem pardes­perecheatнепарныйjednotlivýbrez paraneparanudda, omakaไม่มีคู่tek單只непарний, розрізненийبے جوڑcọc cạch单只

4 occasional; free at odd moments.raar, sonderlingفَراغслучаенvolnýlejlighedsvis; løsgelegentlichσκόρπιος, σποραδικόςocasionaljõude-گهگاهی؛ متفرقهjouto-perduבּוֹדֵדकभी-कभारpovremen, slobodanalkalmi; szabadbebastilfallandi, stökuoccasionale時折の외딴atsitiktinis, laisvasbrīvs; gadījuma-sekali-sekalanu en dan voorkomend, vrtil overs som er, ekstrawolnyvagode răgazслучайныйvoľnýpriložnostenpovrementillfällig, ledigเป็นครั้งคราวvakit buldukça, ara sıra olan臨時的випадковийغير مربوطrảnh rỗi临时的

n ˈoddity

a strange person or thing He's a bit of an oddity.rariteit, snaaksigheidغَرابَه، شَخْص غَريب الأطْوارчудакvýstřednost, podivnostsærhedseltsamer Kauzσπάνιο φαινόμενο, περίεργος τύπος, σπάνιο αντικείμενοexcéntricoveidrikشخص یا چیز عجیب و غریبomituinen tyyppiexcentrique; bizarrerieמוּזָרוּתविषमताčudakfurcsaságorang anehfurðufugl; furðuhluturpersona eccentrica変りもの괴짜, 기묘한 물건keistuolis, keistenybësavādnieks; dīvainībayg pelikiets vreemds,raar iemandraring; sjeldenhetdziwak, osobliwośćindivíduo excêntricociu­dă­ţenie; excentricitateстранность; чудакzvláštnosť, výstrednosťčudak; čudna stvarčudakunderlighet, originalคนหรือสิ่งที่แตกต่างtuhaf kimse, antikanın teki怪人，古怪的事(物)дивак, чудакعجيب، غير معموليsự kỳ quặc怪人，古怪的事（物）

adv ˈoddly

strangely He is behaving very oddly.snaaks, koddigبِصورَةٍ غَريبَهстранноpodivněunderligtsonderbarπαράξεναde manera extrañaiseäralikultبطور عجیب و غریبoudostibizarrementבְּאוֹפֶן מוּזָרअजीब तरह सेčudnofurcsánsecara anehundarlegastranamente奇妙に이상하게keistaidīvainiganjilvreemdmerkelig, underligosobliwieestranhamenteciudatстранно; чудноzvláštnečudnočudnounderligt, besynnerligtอย่างแปลกประหลาดtuhaf şekilde古怪地дивноعجيب انداز سےmột cách kỳ cục古怪地

n ˈoddment

a piece left over from something an oddment of material.oorskietما يَتَبَقّى من البَضائِعостатъкzbytek, odpadrestder Restαπομεινάρι, ρετάλιretal, restoülejääkباقیماندهylijäämäfin de série, couponשְׁאֵרִיתबहुव, अवशिष्ट वस्तुयें, बची-खुची चीज़ें, छोटी-मोटी चीज़ें, विभिन्नostatakmaradéksisabútur, afgangurrimanenza残り物남은 물건likutispārpalikumslebihanrestantrestresztkaretalhorest, rămăşiţăостатокzvyšokostankiostatakudda (enstaka) exemplar, restartikelเศษเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆartık; öte beri零散物，碎屑залишокزائدmẩu thừa còn lại零散物，碎屑

n pl odds

1 chances; probability The odds are that he will win.die waarskynlikste is dat, waarskynlik salأرْجَحِيّه، إحْتِمالاتвероятностnaděje, pravděpodobnostchance; sandsynligheddie Chanceπιθανότητα, ενδεχόμενοprobabilidades, posibilidadesväljavaatedاحتمالtodennäköisyyschancesסִיכּויִיםसंभाव्यता, संयोगvjerojatnostvalószínűség, esély, kilátásokkemungkinanlíkurprobabilità可能性승산, 가망성galimybė, šansaiizredzes; iespējakemungkinanwaarschijnlijkheidsjanser, odds, sannsynlighetszanseprobabilidadesşanse; pro­babi­li­tateшансы; вероятностьnádejverjetnostšansechanser, utsikterโอกาสที่จะเป็นไปได้olasılık, ihtimal機會，可能性шансиامکاناتlợi thế机会，可能性

2 a difference in strength, in favour of one side They are fighting against heavy odds.teen die oormag stryفَرْق، تَفاوُتнеравенствоpřesilaulighed; skævheddie Ungleichheitδιαφορά, ανισότηταventajaülekaalنابرابری؛ تفاوتylivoimaavantageסִיכּוּיִיםएक तरफ झुकी ताकत, सामर्थ्यnesrazmjer snagakülönbség; egyenlőtlen küzdelemperbandinganyfirburðirvantaggio勝ち目불평등persvara, pirmenybėpārsvars; priekšrocībawalaupun kemungkinannya tipis sekaliovermachtulikhet, forskjellprzewaga(des)vantagemavantajпревосходствоpresilapremočtežak protivnikoddsปริมาณที่ดีกว่าzorluk力量上的差距，不均，差別нерівність, різницяفرق، مخالف حالاتsự khác nhau力量上的差距，不均，差别

odd jobs

(usually small) jobs of various kinds, often done for other people He's unemployed, but earns some money by doing odd jobs for old people.peuselwerkies, los werkiesأعْمال وَقْتِيَّه أو إضافِيَّهвременна работаpříležitostná prácetilfældigt arbejdeGelegenheitsjobs (pl.)θελήματα, δουλειές του ποδαριούtrabajillosjuhutöödپادویی؛ خرده کاریtilapäistyötpetits travaux, bricolageעֲבוֹדוֹת מזדַמנוֹתफुटकर कामuzgredni poslovialkalmi munkákkerja serabutaníhlaupavinnalavori occasionali/saltuari臨時の仕事짬짬이 하는 일atsitiktiniai darbaigadījuma darbskerja rencamallerhande karweitjestilfeldig arbeiddorywcze pracebiscatesmunci/treburi de tot felulслучайная работаpríležitostné prácepriložnostna delahonorarni posaoströjobb, småjobbงานจิปาถะufak tefek işler雜工，臨時工випадкова роботаمختلف طرح کے کامcông việc vặt杂工，临时工

odd job man

a person employed to do such jobs. handlanger, faktotum, hansie-my-knegشَخْص يعْمَل في الأعْمال الوَقْتِيَّهвременен работникčlověk pro všechnoaltmuligmandder/die Gelegenheitsarbeiter(in)άνθρωπος για θελήματαpersona que vive haciendo trabajillos, hombre para todojuhutöölineپادو؛ کسی که خرده کاری می کندhanttimieshomme à tout faireמִי שֶעוֹשֶׂה עֲבוֹדוֹת מזדַמנוֹתफुटकर काम करने वाला व्यक्तिčovjek koji obavlja uzgredne poslovealkalmi munkáspekerja serabutanmaður sem vinnur íhlaupavinnu/tilfallandi störf(uomo tuttofare)臨時雇い여러가지 뜨내기 일을 하는 사람žmogus, besiverčiantis atsitiktiniais darbaisgadījuma darba strādnieksorang yg membuat kerja rencam,manusje{#169}van{#169}allesløsarbeider; altmuligmannosoba zatrudniana do drobnych pracbiscateirozilierчеловек, выполняющий случайную работуčlovek na všetkopriložnostni delavechonorarno zaposlentillfällighetsarbetare, ströjobbareคนทำงานเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆufak tefek işler yapmak için tutulan kimse雜工，臨時工поденникمختلف طرح کے کام کرنے والاngười làm việc vặt杂工，临时工

be at odds

to be quarrelling He has been at odds with his brother for years.haaks weesعلى خِلافскаранbýt na kordypå kantuneins sein mitδιαφωνώ, είμαι στα μαχαίριαestar reñido, estar peleadotülis olemaبا کسی اختلاف داشتنolla vihoissaêtre brouilléלִהיוֹת מְסוּכסַךझगड़नाbiti u svađihadilábon áll vkivelbertengkarvera ósammála, eiga í deilum viðessere in dissidio/contrasto～と争って...와 싸움하다, 불화하다kivirčytis, rietissastrīdēties; būt nesaskaņām arberselisih fahamoverhoop liggenvære på kant medkłócić sięestar em guerra coma fi certatбыть в ссоре/не в ладахhnevať saprepirati sebiti u svađiosamsไม่เห็นด้วยkavgalı olmak, araları açık olmak不和，爭吵не ладитиجوجھنا، جھگڑناtranh cãi với ai不和，争吵

make no odds

to be unimportant We haven't got much money, but that makes no odds.maak geen verskil, dit maak/is niksلا فَرْقَ، على حَدِّ سَواء، الأمْر سِيّانняма значениеnehrát žádnou rolivære ligemegetnichts ausmachenδεν έχω σημασίαlo mismo da, da lo mismoükskõik olemaمهم نبودنolla yhdentekevääne pas avoir d'importanceלא חָשוּבमहत्वहीन होनाne imati važnostinem tesz semmittidak pentingskipta ekki máli(non avere importanza)重要でない중요하지 않다nesvarbubūt vienalga, nebūt svarīgitdk ada bezanyaer niet toe doenspille ingen rollenie stanowić różnicynão ter importânciaне иметь значенияnehrať žiadnu rolune biti važnobiti nebitandet spelar ingen roll, det gör varken till eller frånซึ่งไม่สำคัญönemsiz olmak沒關係не мати значенняکوئي حرج نہ ہوناkhông quan trọng没关系

oddly enough

it is strange or remarkable (that) I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.merkwaardig genoegبصورةٍ غَريبَةٍ تَماماстранноkupodivumærkeligtseltsamerweiseπαραδόξωςpor extraño que parezca, curiosamenteimelik küllعجیب است که؛ جالب اینکهkumma kylläbizarrementלְמַרבֶּה הַפֶּלֶאअजीब, विचित्रčudnokülönös módonanehnyaþað vill svo undarlega tilstranamente奇妙にも아주 묘하게도keista, įsivaizduok sausavādi; dīvainā kārtāyg peliknyavreemd genoegmerkelig nokdziwne, rzecz dziwna, wyobraź sobiepor estranho que pareçaciudatкак это ни странноnapodivzačudačudnokonstigt nogอย่างแปลกประหลาดtuhaftır ki, işin garibi奇特地як це не дивноعجيب بات ہے کہlạ lùng奇特地

odd man out / odd one out

1 a person or thing that is different from others In this test, you have to decide which of these three objects is the odd one out.eienaardige, vreemdeالشَّيء المُخْتَلِفразличенodlišnýdet, som er anderledesunterschiedliche Sacheπαράταιρο στοιχείοser distinto, excepciónülearuneشخص یا چیز غیر معمولjoukkoon kuulumatonexceptionיוֹצֵא דוֹפֶןअलग-थलग व्यक्तिrazličitkakukktojás; aki kilóg a sorbólberbedasem er öðruvísiestraneo異種のもの나머지와 다른 사람[]skirtingas nuo kitų asmuo/daiktas, nepritapėlisneiederīgs; trešais liekaislain drpd yg lainer niet bij horendavviker, noe(n) som skiller seg utosoba/rzecz nie pasująca do resztyelemento estranhoex­cepţieлишний; постороннийvýnimkaizjemauljezden som ska bortคน / สิ่งประหลาดdiğerlerinden farklı olan şey/kimse難和他人相處的人третій лишнійانوکھا، الگ تھلگkhác loại难和他人相处的人

2 a person or thing that is left over when teams etc are made up When they chose the two teams, I was the odd man out.die derdemannetjieالشَّخْص أو اللاعِب المَتْروك خارِج الفَريقизлишенnadpočetnýdet, som er tiloversder/die Überzähligeαυτός που περισσεύει (στο σχηματισμό μιας ομάδας)el que sobraülejäänudشخص حذف شدهyli jäänyt, ylimääräinen(personne, chose) en surnombreהָיוֹצֵא מִן הַכּלַלअलग-थलग व्यक्तिvišak, suvišna osobafelesleges embertersisastakur, sem er afgangs(escluso)はずれた人atliekamas asmuo/daiktas, liekaslieksorg yg tdk ada pasangandegeen die overschietreserve, til overs en som blirosoba nadliczbowasuplente(om, lucru) în plusтретий лишнийnavyšepresežek; tisti, ki izpadevišakden som blir överคน / สิ่งประหลาดdışarıda kalan şey/kimse剩下的一人третій лишнійبچا کھچاloại ra剩下的一人

odds and ends

small objects etc of different kinds There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.stukkies en brokkies, ditjies en datjies, goetertjiesفَضَلات، بَقايا، نَثَراتпарченцаdrobnostidiverse småtingder Krimskramsμικροαντικείμεναcositas, cosas sueltaspisiasjadخرت و پرتpikkuesineetobjets diversדְבָרִים קְטָנִיםबचा हुआ, अविशिष्ट वस्तुएंsitnice, tričarijeapró-cseprő holmikbarang tetek bengeksmádót, samtíningurcianfrusaglieがらくたmažmožiai, smulkmenossīkumi; krāmibarang-barang kecil dan rencamrommeltjessmåtterier, saker og tingdrobiazgibugigangasmărunţişuriвсякая всячинаdrobnostidrobnarijetrice i kučinesmåsaker, smått och gott, prylarสิ่งของจิปาถะufak tefek şeyler殘剩的東西рештки, залишкиمختلف طرح کے سامانnhững mẫu thừa残剩的东西

what's the odds?

it's not important; it doesn't matter We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?wat maak dit saak?, watter verskil maak dit?ما الغَرابَه؟ ما الأهَمِّيَّه؟ لا يَهـُمняма значениеco na tom?og hva' så?was macht das schon aus?τι πειράζει;¿qué más da?, ¿qué importa?mis sellestچه اهمیتی داردhällä väliäqu'est-ce que ça fait?מָה הַסִיכּוּיִיםमहत्वहीनnije važnonem mindegy?tidak pentingþað skiptir ekki máli(cosa importa?)どうでもよいargi tai svarbu?vai tas ir svarīgi?; kāda starpība?tak kisahlahhet doet er niet toehva gjør vel det?co z tegoque importa?ce şanse sunt?какое это имеет значение?, ну и что?čo na tom?pa kaj!nije važnoสำคัญอะไรNe önemi var?那有什麼關系яка різниця?کيا حرج ہے؟không quan trọng那有什么关系？