The difference between Odd and Weird

When used as nouns, odd means an , whereas weird means fate.

When used as adjectives, odd means single, whereas weird means having an unusually strange character or behaviour.

Weird is also verb with the meaning: to destine.

check bellow for the other definitions of Odd and Weird

  1. 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."

  2. Odd as an adjective (obsolete):

    Singular in excellence; unique; sole; matchless; peerless; famous.

  3. Odd as an adjective:

    Singular in looks or character; peculiar; eccentric.

  4. Odd as an adjective:

    Strange, unusual.

    Examples:

    "She slept in, which was very odd."

  5. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Occasional; infrequent.

    Examples:

    "but for the odd exception"

  6. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped.

    Examples:

    "I'm the odd one out."

  7. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Casual, irregular, not planned.

    Examples:

    "He's only worked odd jobs."

  8. Odd as an adjective (not comparable, in combination with a number):

    About, approximately.

    Examples:

    "There were thirty-odd people in the room."

  9. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Indivisible by two; not even.

    Examples:

    "The product of odd numbers is also odd."

  10. 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."

  11. Odd as an adjective (sports):

    On the left.

    Examples:

    "He served from the odd court. "

  1. Odd as a noun (mathematics, diminutive):

    An .

    Examples:

    "So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."

  2. 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."

  1. Weird as an adjective:

    Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.

    Examples:

    "There are lots of weird people in this place."

  2. Weird as an adjective:

    Deviating from the normal; bizarre.

    Examples:

    "It was quite weird to bump into all my ex-girlfriends on the same day."

  3. Weird as an adjective (archaic):

    Of or pertaining to the Fates.

    Examples:

    "maintenance line Can we find and add a quotation to this entry?"

  4. Weird as an adjective (archaic):

    Connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate.

  5. Weird as an adjective (archaic):

    Of or pertaining to witches or witchcraft; supernatural; unearthly; suggestive of witches, witchcraft, or unearthliness; wild; uncanny.

  6. Weird as an adjective (archaic):

    Having supernatural or preternatural power.

    Examples:

    "There was a weird light shining above the hill."

  1. Weird as a noun (archaic):

    Fate; destiny; luck.

  2. Weird as a noun:

    A prediction.

  3. Weird as a noun (obsolete, Scotland):

    A spell or charm.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"

  4. Weird as a noun:

    That which comes to pass; a fact.

  5. Weird as a noun (archaic, in the plural):

    The Fates (personified).

  1. Weird as a verb (transitive):

    To destine; doom; change by witchcraft or sorcery.

  2. Weird as a verb (transitive):

    To warn solemnly; adjure.

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