Definitions for oddity

oddity odd·i·ty

Spelling: [od-i-tee]
IPA: /ˈɒd ɪ ti/

Oddity is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 61 anagrams from letters in oddity (ddioty).

Definitions for oddity

noun

  1. an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
  2. the quality of being odd; singularity, strangeness, or eccentricity.
  3. an odd characteristic or trait; peculiarity.

Origin of oddity

First recorded in 1705-15; odd + -ity

Examples for oddity

The oddity and incongruity of her attire attracted attention.

Africa was supposedly a place to avoid or, at best, an oddity to pity.

Its oddity struck me, and remained impressed upon my memory.

If he did not seem exactly interested, he certainly behaved with some oddity.

But the oddity in the present case was that he said nothing.

The gentle, erudite soul within a body the public considered an oddity is the contrast at the heart of “The Elephant Man.”

To that end, they partnered with oddity website Atlas Obscura over the summer to host “The School of Transgressive Placemaking.”

First oddity: power, open restaurants, people not in panic mode.

Beaching of the oarfish is a very rare occurrence—the last time it happened was 2010—so two in one week is certainly an oddity.

There was no mention of the oddity of behavior of shiploads of surplus grain aloft.

Word Value for oddity
Scrable

11

Words with friends

10

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