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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
oddness — index irregularity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oddness — (n.) late 14c., from ODD (Cf. odd) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
oddness — odd ► ADJECTIVE 1) unusual or unexpected; strange. 2) (of whole numbers such as 3 and 5) having one left over as a remainder when divided by two. 3) (in combination ) in the region of: fifty odd years. 4) occasional: we have the odd drink… … English terms dictionary
oddness — noun see odd … New Collegiate Dictionary
oddness — See oddly. * * * … Universalium
oddness — noun a) The state or quality of being odd. b) The result or product of being odd … Wiktionary
oddness — odd·ness || É‘dnɪs / É’d n. quality of being odd; unusualness; eccentricity … English contemporary dictionary
oddness — odd·ness … English syllables
oddness — See: odd … English dictionary
oddness — noun 1. the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two) • Derivationally related forms: ↑odd • Hypernyms: ↑parity 2. eccentricity that is not easily explained • Syn: ↑oddity • Derivationally related for … Useful english dictionary
