ODDNESS

oddity, oddness

(noun) eccentricity that is not easily explained

oddness

(noun) the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oddness (countable and uncountable, plural oddnesses)

(uncountable) The state or quality of being odd.

(countable) The result or product of being odd.

Synonyms

• (the state or quality of being odd): oddity, weirdness; see also strangeness

Anagrams

• Seddons, soddens

Source: Wiktionary


Odd"ness, n.

1. The state of being odd, or not even. Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the oddness, but also the essence of that number. Fotherby.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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