WordUnscrambler Home
oddest
We have found lemma(root) word of oddest : odd.
Definitions
[ɒd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- different to what is usual or expected; strange
(e.g: the neighbours thought him very odd)
- (of whole numbers such as 3 and 5) having one left over as a remainder when divided by two
(e.g: atoms which possess an odd number of electrons)
- happening or occurring infrequently and irregularly; occasional
(e.g: we have the odd drink together)
- separated from a usual pair or set and therefore out of place or mismatched
(e.g: he's wearing odd socks)
Phrases:
- odd one out
Origin
:
Middle English (in odd): from Old Norse odda-, found in combinations such as odda-mathr ‘third or odd man’, from oddi ‘angle’
Click here to see the free dictionary definition for oddest
definition by Oxford Dictionaries