diva

Meaning

  1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
  2. (derogatory, informal, slang) A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
  3. (Internet) A person who slays in a confident and feminine manner.

Translations

primadonna

prima-donna

prima donna

diva

primadonna

المغنية

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdiːvə/
Etymology

From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

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