eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.
the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers
erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.
a friend's suddenly erratic behavior
odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.
an odd sense of humor
quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.
a quaint fishing village
outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.
outlandish fashions of the time
Example Sentences
Adjective She had an odd look on her face. People would call at odd hours during the night. She's got a really odd sense of humor. Some rather odd people used to live in this house. There was something odd about his story. It's odd that nobody told me about this before. That's odd. He was here a minute ago. That is one of the oddest creatures I have ever seen. She kept a stack of magazines that she would read at odd moments. During the summer, he would do odd jobs for his neighbors to earn extra money. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
And there are audio recordings of Lori recounting religious experiences that are … odd. Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 The empty, noteless frame is odd, but at least your mother-in-law was making an effort. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2022 Brian Davis, Texas beat writer for the Austin American-Statesman, reported that Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian announced the move through a team spokesman on Friday: How this came down today was odd. Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 19 Aug. 2022 Our reluctance is odd, given that currency has so little to do with our spending today. Christopher Bonanos, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022 Morgan's place is very her, but the cat questions from Binh were odd. Olivia Cornu, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022 The Galaxy’s interest in Championship Soccer Stadium was odd given that the team is based 37 miles away in Los Angeles County. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022 Balloons and flowers at a machinist’s worksite would be odd, but something that acknowledges them is important. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2022 What’s odd is that with Roe, the administration considered an option that would have helped its larger problems. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English odde, from Old Norse oddi point of land, triangle, odd number; akin to Old English ord point of a weapon