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How to pronounce odd in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms curious, funny, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
Derivation oddity


had an odd name.
Type Words
Synonyms unmatched, unmated, unpaired


an odd glove.
Type Words
Synonyms uneven
Derivation oddness
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Synonyms left, left over, leftover, remaining, unexpended


some odd dollars left.
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invited 30-odd guests.
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Derivation oddness


it is odd that his name is never mentioned.

Examples of odd

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That likely leaves Lovejoy, Deryk Engelland or Matt Niskanen as the odd man out.
From the post-gazette.com
Others stand alone, like those odd, irresistible Joshua Trees out in the desert.
From the latimes.com
Even this early in the process, this is shaping up to be a very odd bubble year.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
At first glance, it's an odd step and a markedly different business for YouTube.
From the time.com
That the Prince of Wales is looking to borrow a little Obama magic may seem odd.
From the time.com
That comment has always struck me as odd as I had made my intentions VERY clear.
From the forbes.com
It sounds odd but I actually managed to put on weight during my five-day ordeal.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Just use the odd bouncer as a surprise and to force batsmen on to the back foot.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Best bet is to stick to a probing line around off stump with the odd short ball.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Not divisible by two
  • Not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
  • An indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests"
  • Curious: 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 ...
  • Of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
  • Leftover: 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"
  • ODD was a science fiction fanzine published by Raymond "Duggie" Fisher. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 1968.
  • Odd, a name of Old Norse origin (Oddr), the 11th most common male name in Norway. It is rarely used in other countries, though sometimes appearing in other Nordic countries. In old Norse the word means sharp end of an arrow or edge of blade.
  • ODD stands for "One Document Does it all". Part of the Text Encoding Initiative, it is an XML-based format for writing human-readable descriptions of XML files. ODD allows its users to customize the P5 version of the TEI XML formats by writing XML schemas in a literate programming fashion.