oddness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

oddness
    n 1: the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two)
    2: eccentricity that is not easily explained [syn: {oddity},
       {oddness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oddness \Odd"ness\, n.
   1. The state of being odd, or not even.
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            Take but one from three, and you not only destroy
            the oddness, but also the essence of that number.
                                                  --Fotherby.
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   2. Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity;
      uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the
      oddness of an event. --Young.
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