odd
gb/ˈɑd/ us/ˈɑd/
A1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2000
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
adjective
A2
property
1
Unusual or unexpected
Not normal or usual; strange in a way you notice.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[something] is odd
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'odd' with 'even' when talking about numbers; context should make clear if the meaning is about strangeness or mathematics.
పర్యాయపదాలు
strange (More general; can be neutral or negative depending on context.)
|
peculiar (Often suggests something is strange in a unique or distinctive way.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
normal (Describes something usual and expected.)
|
ordinary (Indicates something common and unremarkable.)
పదకలయికలు
odd behavior
|odd feeling
|odd situation
|odd coincidence
విషయాలు
daily life
|emotions
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- It seems odd that he didn’t call back.
- She has some odd habits, like talking to her plants.
- There was an odd smell coming from the kitchen.
- I found it odd that the store was closed so early.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- It is odd to see snow in April.
- He has an odd hat.
- That is an odd sound.
- The room feels odd without the table.
adjective
A1
quantity
2
Not divisible by two
A number that cannot be divided by two without a remainder.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[number] is odd
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'odd' meaning 'strange' with 'odd' meaning 'not divisible by two'. Context and subject matter help clarify.
పర్యాయపదాలు
non-even (Technical term meaning not even; rarely used in everyday speech.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
even (A number divisible by two without a remainder.)
పదకలయికలు
odd number
విషయాలు
mathematics
|education
ఉదాహరణలు
- Seven is an odd number.
- All the odd numbers are on one side of the street.
- The sum of two odd numbers is even.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Three is an odd number.
- Nine is odd.
- Five is an odd number.
adjective
B1
quantity
3
Small extra amount
A little more than a round number.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[number] odd [unit]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may think 'odd' here means strange, but in this context it refers to an approximate quantity slightly above the stated number.
పర్యాయపదాలు
plus (Used after a number to mean slightly more, but less common in this specific usage.)
పదకలయికలు
twenty-odd years
|fifty-odd miles
విషయాలు
daily life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She worked there for twenty-odd years.
- We walked fifty-odd miles during the trip.
- There were a hundred-odd people at the event.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I have lived here for ten-odd years.
- He ran twenty-odd kilometers.
- There are thirty-odd students in the class.
adjective
A2
property
4
Not part of a matching set
Not having its matching thing; single or left over.
వాడుక నమూనా:
odd [object]
పర్యాయపదాలు
unmatched (Directly describes something lacking its pair or set.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
matching (Belonging to or forming part of a pair or set.)
పదకలయికలు
odd sock
|odd glove
విషయాలు
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I found an odd sock in the drawer.
- There are some odd cups that don’t match the rest.
- He wore an odd pair of shoes by mistake.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I have an odd shoe.
- This is an odd plate without a pair.
- She wore odd socks today.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
odd
IPA
GB/ˈɑd/
US/ˈɑd/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
odd (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (odd)
పద రూపాలు
Adjective
- Base: odd
- Comparative: odder
- Superlative: oddest
సంబంధిత పదాలు
పదప్రయోగాలు
against all odds
1/əɡˈɛnst ˈɔl ˈɑdz/
idiom
Despite great difficulties
When something happens even though it seemed impossible or very unlikely.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Against all odds, they managed to finish the race.
- She succeeded against all odds to become a doctor.
at odd times
1/ˈæt ˈɑd tˈaɪmz/
fixed phrase
At irregular times
At times that are not regular or planned.
ఉదాహరణలు
- She likes to go swimming at odd times, like very early in the morning.
- We meet at odd times during the year.
odds and ends
1/ˈɑdz ˈænd ˈɛndz/
idiom
Small miscellaneous items
Small things of different types that are not very valuable or important.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The drawer is full of odds and ends like keys, coins, and paperclips.
- We sold a few odds and ends at the yard sale.
the odd one out
1/ðə ˈɑd wˈʌn ˈaʊt/
fixed phrase
Different from others in group
The person or thing that is different from the rest in a group.
ఉదాహరణలు
- In this set of pictures, the cat is the odd one out because all the others are dogs.
- He always felt like the odd one out at parties.