oddness
Collocations
2VERB + ODDNESS
mind, sense
ODDNESS + NOUN
conversation
Definitions
noun
The state or quality of being odd.
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 […]
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; […]
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Synonyms
noun — eccentricity that is not easily explained
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4This 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 appet
WiktionaryNeither was he intimate with any of the other bigger boys, who were warned off by his oddnesses, for he was a very queer fellow; […]
WiktionaryHe tried to get the woman off his mind, but the oddness of her conversation continued to bother him.
Tatoeba · #11150900There’s a sense of oddness here.
Tatoeba · #13019655