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oddness

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From Middle English oddenesse; equivalent to odd + -ness.

  1. The state or quality of being odd.
  2. 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; […]