a. [ Compar. Odder superl. Oddest. ] [ OE. odde, fr. Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od, AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change of meaning). ] 1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers. [ 1913 Webster ]

I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

There are yet missing of your company
Some few odd lads that you remember not. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. “An odd action.” Shak. “An odd expression.” Thackeray.
Syn. -- extraordinary; queer. [ 1913 Webster ]

The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Patients have sometimes coveted odd things. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings. Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric; whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See Quaint. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Eccentric; very unusual; strange; bizarre; as, an oddball request. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n. 1. A person with an unusual or odd personality; an eccentric person. [ informal ]
Syn. -- eccentric, eccentric person, geek. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. Hence: Anything unusual in its class. [ PJC ]

Pluto is an oddball among its eight sister planets. It's the smallest in both size and mass, and has the most elliptical orbit. It moves in a plane tilted markedly away from the other planets' orbits. Moreover, Pluto is the only planet made almost entirely of ice. Ron Cohen (Science News, Feb. 27, 1999, p. 139)

A member of a secret order, or fraternity, styled the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, established for mutual aid and social enjoyment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Oddities 1. The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

That infinitude of oddities in him. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. varied and irregularly performed; -- of paid labor; as, he found only odd-job employment. [ prenominal ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. 1. In an odd manner; unevenly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously. “A figure a little more oddly turned.” Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

A great black substance, . . . very oddly shaped. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Math.) In a manner measured by an odd number. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Odd + -ment. ] An odd thing, or one that is left over, disconnected, fragmentary, or the like; something that is separated or disconnected from its fellows; Specif.: (Printing) Any separate small part or page in a book, other than the text, such as the title page, contents, etc.

A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic verses, and “oddments” of different kinds. Saintsbury. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
Syn. -- end, remainder, remnant, scrap. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Something unusual, and perhaps worthy of collecting.
Syn. -- curio, curiosity, oddity, peculiarity, rarity, collectible. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. pl. Odds and ends; a motley assortment of things.
Syn. -- odds and ends, melange, farrago, ragbag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The state of being odd, or not even. [ 1913 Webster ]

Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the oddness, but also the essence of that number. Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event. Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. (Bot.) Pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex; -- of a leaf shape.
Syn. -- imparipinnate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]