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oddments

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of oddment

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A variety of miscellaneous things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: odds and ends, odds and sods, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology, gallery, congeries, crazyquilt, disjecta membra, farrago, galimatias, gallimaufry, grab bag, horse and rabbit stew, hotchpot, job lot, jumble, macedoine, medley, melange, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, motley, oddments, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, salmagundi, slurry, smorgasbord, welter, Whitman's sampler

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

a motley assortment of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: odds and ends, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Russian: вся́кая вся́чина (vsjákaja vsjáčina) — a collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things