The difference between Familiar and Odd
When used as nouns, familiar means an attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form, whereas odd means an .
When used as adjectives, familiar means known to one, whereas odd means single.
check bellow for the other definitions of Familiar and Odd
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Familiar as an adjective:
Known to one.
Examples:
"there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar'"
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Familiar as an adjective:
Acquainted.
Examples:
"I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears"
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Familiar as an adjective:
Intimate or friendly.
Examples:
"we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar'"
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Familiar as an adjective:
Inappropriately intimate or friendly.
Examples:
"Don’t be familiar with me, boy!"
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Familiar as an adjective:
Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
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Familiar as a noun:
An attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form.
Examples:
"The witch’s familiar was a black cat."
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Familiar as a noun (obsolete):
A member of one's family or household.
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Familiar as a noun (obsolete):
A close friend.
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Familiar as a noun (historical):
The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Single; sole; singular; not having a mate.
Examples:
"Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks."
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Odd as an adjective (obsolete):
Singular in excellence; unique; sole; matchless; peerless; famous.
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Odd as an adjective:
Singular in looks or character; peculiar; eccentric.
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Odd as an adjective:
Strange, unusual.
Examples:
"She slept in, which was very odd."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Occasional; infrequent.
Examples:
"but for the odd exception"
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped.
Examples:
"I'm the odd one out."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Casual, irregular, not planned.
Examples:
"He's only worked odd jobs."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable, in combination with a number):
About, approximately.
Examples:
"There were thirty-odd people in the room."
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Odd as an adjective (not comparable):
Indivisible by two; not even.
Examples:
"The product of odd numbers is also odd."
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Odd as an adjective:
Sporadic; scattered in frequency; occurring randomly
Examples:
"I don't speak Latin well, so in hearing a dissertation in Latin, I would only be able to make out the odd word of it."
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Odd as an adjective (sports):
On the left.
Examples:
"He served from the odd court. "
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Odd as a noun (mathematics, diminutive):
An .
Examples:
"So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."
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Odd as a noun (colloquial):
Something left over, not forming part of a set.
Examples:
"I've got three complete sets of these [[trading card]]s for sale, plus a few dozen odds."
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