Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An operatic prima donna.
- noun A very successful singer of nonoperatic music.
- noun Slang One who demands that attention be paid to his or her needs, especially without regard to anyone else's needs or feelings.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A prima donna; a distinguished female singer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A prima donna.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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You know, Diana Ross said you've got to earn the title diva, and it's okay.
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But I certainly don't like and I've never been a person who has what they call 'diva behavior,' which is something they tried to pin on me for a long time, she told the magazine.
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I was apprehensive about the title because the word diva has a negative connotation.
Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009
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I was apprehensive about the title because the word diva has a negative connotation.
Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009
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I was apprehensive about the title because the word diva has a negative connotation.
Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009
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I was apprehensive about the title because the word diva has a negative connotation.
Make Your Life Prime Time María Celeste Arrarás 2009
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The Grammy Award-winning diva is the latest A-lister to appear on the sixth season of Runway, following guest judging appearances by Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Bilson, Rebecca Romijn, and Eva Longoria Parker.
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It appears the glee club diva is developing a schoolgirl crush on her admittedly dreamy teacher.
New 'Glee' clips: Will and Rachel do 'Endless Love!' | EW.com 2009
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You can't be working in diva mode if you're not delivering on the diva promise.
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The diva is recuperating from asthma-related bronchitis, according to the Sin City casino, where she backed out of shows on Saturday and Sunday.
Lenny Kravitz Tour Postponed: Lenny Kravitz Postpones Tour Following Bronchitis 2008
oroboros commented on the word diva
Avid in reverse.
July 22, 2007
rtaylor32 commented on the word diva
I hate when people refer to themselves as a "diva" especially when they haven't even been to the opera.
April 2, 2009
arcadia commented on the word diva
I hate when people refer to themselves as "diva" even when they HAVE been to the opera.
And another thing, those shirts for tweens that say "princess" or "sexy" on them in studded letters (you know the ones) might as well say "punch me in the face" because that's the action I have to resist taking when I see them.
April 2, 2009