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What’s difference between ’odd’ and ’weird’?


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AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgApril 2021
Both ”odd” and ”weird” mean ”strange” and are synonymous.

However, ”weird” tends to show more surprise about something/someone being ”strange” and in general is a stronger indication of strangeness than ”odd”.

”odd” gets more used in British English while ”weird” seems to be an American favourite.
exRanger profile picture exRangerApril 2021
In the American variant, ”odd” and ”weird” are about a 50-50 proposition and, depending on the particular speaker/writer, one or the other might be used more often. For example, I rarely use the term ”weird” in conversation and almost never in (written) compositions.