Oddment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːdmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒdmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒdmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːdmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

remnant end curio rarity remainder curiosity peculiarity oddity

Word Forms

remain	verb	be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.
curious	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
odd	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
peculiar	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
rare	adjective	marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; -J.R.Lowell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Restposten

ein Stück Stoff, das übrig bleibt, nachdem der Rest verwendet oder verkauft wurde

🇫🇷French

fin de série

un morceau de tissu qui reste après que le reste a été utilisé ou vendu

🇪🇸Spanish

retal

un trozo de tela que sobra después de que el resto ha sido usado o vendido

🇮🇹Italian

stranezza

un pezzo di stoffa che rimane dopo che il resto è stato usato o venduto

🇳🇱Dutch

eigenaardigheid

een stuk stof dat overblijft nadat de rest is gebruikt of verkocht

🇵🇹Portuguese

estranho

um pedaço de pano que sobra depois que o resto foi usado ou vendido

🇷🇺Russian

странность

кусок ткани, оставшийся после того, как остальная часть была использована или продана

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषमता

कपड़े का वह टुकड़ा जो शेष उपयोग या बेचने के बाद बच जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒற்றைப்படை

மீதமுள்ளவை பயன்படுத்தப்பட்ட அல்லது விற்கப்பட்ட பிறகு எஞ்சியிருக்கும் ஒரு துண்டு துணி

🇮🇳Telugu

అసమానత

మిగిలిన వాటిని ఉపయోగించిన లేదా విక్రయించిన తర్వాత మిగిలి ఉన్న గుడ్డ ముక్క

🇮🇳Marathi

विषमता

कापडाचा तुकडा जो उर्वरित वापरल्यानंतर किंवा विकल्यानंतर शिल्लक राहतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિષમતા

કાપડનો ટુકડો જે બાકીનો ઉપયોગ અથવા વેચ્યા પછી બાકી રહે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಚಿತ್ರ

ಉಳಿದವನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡಿದ ನಂತರ ಉಳಿದಿರುವ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯ ತುಂಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിചിത്രം

ബാക്കിയുള്ളവ ഉപയോഗിക്കുകയോ വിൽക്കുകയോ ചെയ്ത ശേഷം അവശേഷിക്കുന്ന ഒരു തുണിക്കഷണം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

零碎

剩余的布被使用或出售后剩下的一块布

🇯🇵Japanese

余剰分

残りが使用または販売された後に残る布片

🇰🇷Korean

남은 물건

나머지 부분을 사용하거나 판매한 후 남은 천 조각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điều kỳ lạ

một mảnh vải còn sót lại sau khi phần còn lại đã được sử dụng hoặc bán

🇹🇭Thai

ความผิดปกติ

ผ้าชิ้นหนึ่งที่เหลือหลังจากใช้หรือขายส่วนที่เหลือแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

keanehan

sepotong kain yang tersisa setelah sisanya dipakai atau dijual

🇵🇭Filipino

kakaiba

isang piraso ng tela na natira pagkatapos na magamit o maibenta ang iba

🇲🇾Malay

ganjil

sehelai kain yang tertinggal selepas selebihnya digunakan atau dijual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غريب

قطعة من القماش تبقى بعد استعمال الباقي أو بيعه

🇮🇷Persian

عجیب و غریب

تکه پارچه ای که پس از استفاده یا فروش باقیمانده باقی می ماند

🇹🇷Turkish

tuhaflık

geri kalanı kullanıldıktan veya satıldıktan sonra arta kalan bez parçası

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוזרות

פיסת בד שנשארת לאחר שימוש או מכירת השאר

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