Curious vs Odd - What's the Difference?

Curious

Odd

Definitions

Definition as Adjective
  • eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)
  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Definition as Adjective
  • not easily explained
  • an indefinite quantity more than that specified
  • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  • not used up
  • not divisible by two
  • of the remaining member of a pair

Examples

  • "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"
  • "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
  • "invited 30-odd guests"
  • "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"
  • "unpaired socks"; "an odd glove"

Parts of Speech

Adjective
Adjective