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oddity
odd·i·ty O0030500 (ŏd′ĭ-tē)n. pl. odd·i·ties 1. One that is odd.2. The state or quality of being odd; strangeness.oddity (ˈɒdɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. an odd person or thing2. an odd quality or characteristic3. the condition of being oddodd•i•ty (ˈɒd ɪ ti)
n., pl. -ties. 1. an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event. 2. an odd characteristic or trait; peculiarity. 3. the quality of being odd; strangeness or eccentricity. [1705–15] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | oddity - eccentricity that is not easily explainedoddnesseccentricity - strange and unconventional behavior | | 2. | oddity - a strange attitude or habitqueerness, quirk, quirkiness, crotchetstrangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known | | 3. | oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collectingcurio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarityobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, knickknack - miscellaneous curioscollectable, collectible - things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece - the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
odditynoun1. misfit, eccentric, crank (informal), nut (slang), maverick, flake (slang, chiefly U.S.), oddball (informal), loose cannon, nonconformist, odd man out, wacko (slang), screwball (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), card (informal), fish out of water, square peg (in a round hole) (informal), odd fish (Brit. informal), odd bird (informal), rara avis, weirdo or weirdie (informal) He's a bit of an oddity, but quite harmless.2. anomaly, exception, curiosity, abnormality, rarity, departure, deviation His book remains something of an oddity.3. strangeness, abnormality, peculiarity, eccentricity, weirdness, singularity, incongruity, oddness, unconventionality, queerness, unnaturalness, bizarreness, freakishness, extraordinariness, outlandishness I was struck by the oddity of this question.4. irregularity, phenomenon, anomaly, freak, abnormality, rarity, quirk, eccentricity, kink, peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, singularity, unorthodoxy, unconventionality the oddities of the Welsh legal systemodditynounA person who is appealingly odd or curious:character, original.Informal: card, oddball.Translationsodd (od) adjective1. unusual; strange. He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man. 古怪的 古怪的2. (of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2. 5 and 7 are odd (numbers). 奇數的 奇数的3. not one of a pair, set etc. an odd shoe. 單隻的 单只的4. occasional; free. at odd moments. 臨時的 临时的ˈoddity – plural ˈoddities – noun a strange person or thing. He's a bit of an oddity. 怪人，古怪的事(物) 怪人，古怪的事（物） ˈoddly adverb strangely. He is behaving very oddly. 古怪地 古怪地ˈoddment noun a piece left over from something. an oddment of material. 零散物，碎屑 零散物，碎屑 odds noun plural1. chances; probability. The odds are that he will win. 機會，可能性 机会，可能性 2. a difference in strength, in favour of one side. They are fighting against heavy odds. 力量上的差距，不均，差別 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. 雜工，臨時工 杂工，临时工 odd job man a person employed to do such jobs. 雜工，臨時工 杂工，临时工 be at odds to be quarrelling. He has been at odds with his brother for years. 不和，爭吵 不和，争吵 make no odds to be unimportant. We haven't got much money, but that makes no odds. 無關緊要 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. 奇特地 奇特地odd man out / odd one out1. 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. 難和他人相處的人 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. 剩下的一人 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. 零零散散的小東西 零碎东西，杂七杂八的东西 what's the odds? it's not important; it doesn't matter. We didn't win the competition but what's the odds? 那有什麼關係? 不重要，無所謂 那有什么关系？（指不重要，无所谓）
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OddityIn numismatics, anything unusual about a coin. An oddity may have occurred during the minting process or at some point after, and may affect the value of a coin.oddity
Synonyms for odditynoun misfitSynonyms- misfit
- eccentric
- crank
- nut
- maverick
- flake
- oddball
- loose cannon
- nonconformist
- odd man out
- wacko
- screwball
- card
- fish out of water
- square peg (in a round hole)
- odd fish
- odd bird
- rara avis
- weirdo or weirdie
noun anomalySynonyms- anomaly
- exception
- curiosity
- abnormality
- rarity
- departure
- deviation
noun strangenessSynonyms- strangeness
- abnormality
- peculiarity
- eccentricity
- weirdness
- singularity
- incongruity
- oddness
- unconventionality
- queerness
- unnaturalness
- bizarreness
- freakishness
- extraordinariness
- outlandishness
noun irregularitySynonyms- irregularity
- phenomenon
- anomaly
- freak
- abnormality
- rarity
- quirk
- eccentricity
- kink
- peculiarity
- idiosyncrasy
- singularity
- unorthodoxy
- unconventionality
Synonyms for odditynoun a person who is appealingly odd or curiousSynonyms- character
- original
- card
- oddball
Synonyms for odditynoun eccentricity that is not easily explainedSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a strange attitude or habitSynonyms- queerness
- quirk
- quirkiness
- crotchet
Related Wordsnoun something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collectingSynonyms- curio
- curiosity
- oddment
- peculiarity
- rarity
Related Words- object
- physical object
- bric-a-brac
- knickknackery
- nicknack
- whatnot
- knickknack
- collectable
- collectible
- collector's item
- piece de resistance
- showpiece
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