oddness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English oddenesse; equivalent to odd + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or quality of being odd.
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(countable) The result or product of being odd.
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 […]
1714 August 14 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “TUESDAY, August 4, 1714”, in The Spectator, number 576; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume VI, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC: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; […]
1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's School Days:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oddnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
weirdness · oddity (the state or quality of being odd)
Translations (13)
fi kummallisuus (the state or quality of being odd) · ga aiteacht (the state or quality of being odd) · it originalità (the state or quality of being odd) · ar غَرَابَة (the state or quality of being odd) · lv dīvainums (the state or quality of being odd) · it bislaccheria (the state or quality of being odd) · it bizzarria (the state or quality of being odd) · it stramberia (the state or quality of being odd) · hi विचित्रता (the state or quality of being odd) · lv dīvainība (the result or product of being odd) · lv dīvainība (the state or quality of being odd) · it stranezza (the state or quality of being odd) · hi अनोखापन (the state or quality of being odd)