oddness
English
Etymology
From Middle English oddenesse; equivalent to odd + -ness
Noun
oddness (countable and uncountable, plural oddnesses)
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being odd.
- (countable) The result or product of being odd.
- Joseph Addison
- This humour broke out at first in many little oddnesses: he had never any stated hours for his dinner, supper, or sleep; because, said he, we ought to attend the calls of nature, and not set our appetites to our meals […]
- Joseph Addison
Synonyms
- (the state or quality of being odd): oddity, weirdness; see also Thesaurus:strangeness
Translations
the state or quality of being odd
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the result or product of being odd
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