"diva" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdiː.və/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diva.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-diva.wav Forms: divas [plural], dive [plural]
Rhymes: -iːvə 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*dyew-}}, {{bor|en|it|diva|t=diva, goddess}} Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), {{der|en|la|dīva|t=goddess}} Latin dīva (“goddess”), {{der|en|itc-ola|deivā}} Old Latin deivā, {{der|en|itc-pro|*deiwā||goddess}} Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*deywós||god}} Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dive}} diva (plural divas or dive)
  1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. Translations (female celebrity): diva [feminine] (Catalan), 歌后 (gēhòu) (english: singing queen) (Chinese Mandarin), diva [feminine] (Dutch), diiva (Finnish), diva [feminine] (French), Diva [feminine] (German), díva (Hungarian), diva [feminine] (Italian), ディーバ (dība) (Japanese), ディーヴァ (dīva) (Japanese), 歌姫 (utahime) (english: singing queen) (alt: うたひめ) (Japanese), 디바 (diba) (Korean), خواننده زن (xânande-ye zan) (Persian), diwa [feminine] (Polish), diva [feminine] (Portuguese), ди́ва (díva) [feminine] (Russian), diva [feminine] (Spanish), diva [common-gender] (Swedish), diva (Turkish), ди́ва (dýva) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (slang, derogatory, informal) 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. Tags: derogatory, informal, slang Synonyms: prima donna
    Sense id: en-diva-en-noun-rmrCzuyy Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 34 33
  3. (Internet slang) A person who slays in a confident and feminine manner. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-diva-en-noun-RVqpwuwY Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 33 34 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 34 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: diva cup, divadom, divaesque, diva house, diva-ish, divaism, divalike, divo Translations (person who considers herself much more important than others): diva [feminine] (Dutch), prima-donna (Dutch), diiva (Finnish), diva [feminine] (French), Diva [feminine] (German), díva (Hungarian), diva [feminine] (Portuguese), diva [feminine] (Spanish), diva [common-gender] (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'person who considers herself much more important than others': 13 43 44

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "female celebrity",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
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      "word": "歌后"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "diva"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Diva"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
      "word": "díva"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
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      "word": "diva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
      "word": "ディーバ"
    },
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      "roman": "utahime",
      "sense": "female celebrity",
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      "word": "歌姫"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "diba",
      "sense": "female celebrity",
      "word": "디바"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "xânande-ye zan",
      "sense": "female celebrity",
      "word": "خواننده زن"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diwa"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
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      "word": "diva"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      ],
      "word": "ди́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diva"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
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      "word": "diva"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
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      "sense": "female celebrity",
      "word": "diva"
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    {
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "person who considers herself much more important than others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "diva"
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      "sense": "person who considers herself much more important than others",
      "word": "prima-donna"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
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      "sense": "person who considers herself much more important than others",
      "word": "diiva"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "person who considers herself much more important than others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "person who considers herself much more important than others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Diva"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "person who considers herself much more important than others",
      "word": "díva"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "sense": "person who considers herself much more important than others",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diva"
    },
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      "tags": [
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}

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