goddess
Meaning
- A female deity.
- (figuratively) A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
- (figuratively) A woman of substantial authority or influence.
Synonyms
fair maiden
female deity
pretty maid
beautiful girl
female guardian spirit
goddess Surasawadee
god’s daughter
group of gods
diving being
déesse
dea
diosa
Göttin
θεά
tanrıça
deusa
godin
dea
deessa
إلاهةFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɒdɛs/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English goddesse, equivalent to god + -ess, formed about 1350. The figurative meaning is first found in Edmund Spenser's Shepheardes calender (1579). Displaced Old English gyden.
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