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[ dee-vuh, -vah ] / ˈdi və, -vɑ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR diva ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural di·vas, di·ve [dee-ve]. /ˈdi vɛ/. a distinguished female singer; prima donna. Origin of diva1880–85; <Italian <Latin dīva, feminine of dīvus god; cf. divine Words nearby divadiurnal circle, diurnal motion, diurnal parallax, diuron, div, diva, divagate, divalent, divalproex sodium, divan, divaricate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for divaHe kept getting traded, his numbers weren’t all too flashy, he seemed like a diva … funny how winning can change all of that. The NBA Finals Burst the Analytics Bubble|Joshua Eferighe|September 29, 2020|Ozy At this lively club, drag queen divas perform on a nightly basis. Chicago: A Midwestern Jewel for the LGBTQ Community|LGBTQ-Editor|July 11, 2020|No Straight News People scream, the orchestra stops playing, and the stage manager whisks the diva into the wings. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST “She not only won the biggest singing competition in the world, her song “Diva” became a trans anthem,” said Kallai. Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos|Itay Hod|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Grande, who like Cyrus is 21, had been called a diva and was upset about it. Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST The problem is Grande has now painted herself into a bit of a nice-girl corner, which is a place no diva ever wants to be. Ariana Grande, This Is How to Be a Diva|Tim Teeman|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yet the biggest change might be the curious disappearance of the diva, a type of singer who reigned supreme during the 1990s. Mariah Carey Is the Last of the Traditional Divas|Phoebe Robinson|May 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Diva was, in the meantime, winning golden opinions on all sides. A Siren|Thomas Adolphus Trollope But dear Diva would have to see the new frock to-morrow afternoon, at the latest, when she came to the bridge-party. Miss Mapp|Edward Frederic Benson Signor Graziano rose, a little stiffly, and led the pretty withered little Diva to the piano. Tales from Many Sources|Various To me her scales and exercises sounded more entrancing than any diva's rendering of masterpieces, I think. A Top-Floor Idyl|George van Schaick “Dear Diva; she loves a good gossip,” said Miss Mapp effusively. Miss Mapp|Edward Frederic Benson
British Dictionary definitions for diva
noun plural -vas or -ve (-vɪ)a highly distinguished female singer; prima donna Word Origin for divaC19: via Italian from Latin: a goddess, from dīvus divine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |