Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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odd
(adjective) not easily explained; “it is odd that his name is never mentioned”
odd, uneven
(adjective) not divisible by two
odd
(adjective) an indefinite quantity more than that specified; “invited 30-odd guests”
leftover, left over, left, odd, remaining, unexpended
(adjective) 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”
curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular
(adjective) 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 behavior”
odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired
(adjective) of the remaining member of a pair; “unpaired socks”; “an odd glove”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
odd (not generally comparable, comparative odder, superlative oddest)
Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
Synonyms: unusual, strange, Thesaurus:strange
Antonyms: common, familiar, mediocre, Thesaurus:common
Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
Synonyms: single, mismatched
(not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
(not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
(not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
(not comparable) Not regular or planned.
(not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
(maths, not comparable) Numerically indivisible by two.
Antonym: even
(not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.
(not comparable, in combination with a number) About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
Synonyms: Thesaurus:about, Thesaurus:approximately
Out of the way, secluded.
(sports) On the left.
(obsolete) Singular in excellence; matchless; peerless; outstanding. [since the 1400s]
Noun
odd (plural odds)
(mathematics, diminutive) An odd number.
(colloquial) Something left over, not forming part of a set.
Anagrams
• DDO, DOD, DoD, dod
Noun
ODD
Initialism of oppositional defiant disorder.
(computing) Initialism of optical disc drive.
Anagrams
• DDO, DOD, DoD, dod
Source: Wiktionary
Odd, a. [Compar. Odder; superl. Oddest.] Etym: [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.
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. I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. Shak.
3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra. Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge. T. Burnet. There are yet missing of your company Some few odd lads that you remember not. Shak.
4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. "An odd action." Shak. "An odd expression." Thackeray. The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. Ascham. Patients have sometimes coveted odd things. Arbuthnot. 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.
Syn.
– Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See Quaint.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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