oddness — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The state or quality of being odd.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

2. The result or product of being odd.

   Usage

   • Countable

   Examples

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   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 […]

   Neither was he intimate with any of the other bigger boys, who were warned off by his oddnesses, for he was a very queer fellow; […]

Noun

1. the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)

   Broader terms

   parity

2. eccentricity that is not easily explained

   Synonyms

   oddity

   Broader terms

   eccentricity