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- [odz]
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- [odz]
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Definitions of odds word
- noun odds something that is odd. 1
- noun odds Golf. a stroke more than the opponent has played. British. a stroke taken from a player's total score for a hole in order to give him or her odds. 1
- idioms odds at odds, at variance; in disagreement: They were usually at odds over political issues. 1
- idioms odds by all odds, in every respect; by far; undoubtedly: She is by all odds the brightest child in the family. Also, by long odds, by odds. 1
- adjective odds differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected: an odd choice. 1
- adjective odds singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric way: an odd person; odd manners. 1
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Origin of odds
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; special use of odd
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Odds
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
odds popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
odds usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for odds
noun odds
- chances — Plural form of chance.
- probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
- likelihood — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- favour — to regard with favor: to favor an enterprise.
Antonyms for odds
noun odds
- disadvantage — absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
- equality — The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
- likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
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