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diva en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdiː.və/ (UK)
  • (US) audio

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”).

Meanings

  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) One who amazes or stuns, especially in a confident and feminine manner; (by extension) a term of endearment.
    • What a diva i love her 2026 May 18, @ActuallyNoBlake, X (post), archived from the original on 18 May 2026:
    • Who is this DIVA 💜?

Forms

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divas Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

divalike · diva house · divaism · divadom · divo · diva-ish · divaesque · diva cup

Synonyms

Miss Piggy · prima donna

Translations (29)

fi diiva (female celebrity) · de Diva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · ja ディーバ (female celebrity) · hu díva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · pt diva (female celebrity) · sv diva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · pt diva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · ja 歌姫 (female celebrity) · nl diva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · es diva (female celebrity) · fi diiva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · fr diva (female celebrity) · nl prima-donna (person who considers herself much more important than others) · uk ди́ва (female celebrity) · pl diwa (female celebrity) · it diva (female celebrity) · sv diva (female celebrity) · tr diva (female celebrity) · fr diva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · ca diva (female celebrity) · ru ди́ва (female celebrity) · es diva (person who considers herself much more important than others) · cmn 歌后 (female celebrity) · hu díva (female celebrity) · de Diva (female celebrity) · nl diva (female celebrity) · ja ディーヴァ (female celebrity) · fa خواننده زن (female celebrity) · ko 디바 (female celebrity)