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a person who is difficult to please and behaves as if they are very special or important: She has a reputation for being a diva. He was being such a diva about everything. I am a steak diva. I refuse to eat a bad steak. Synonym. prima donna disapproving. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Singing. a cappella. accompaniment. accompany.
: a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality (see personality sense 4b) a fashion diva. especially : a popular female singer. pop divas.
Technically, a diva is a big-time female opera star. Beverly Sills and Maria Callas were two of the world's most renowned divas. More commonly, though, we call anyone who thinks they're more fabulous than everyone else a diva.
Diva (/ ˈ d iː v ə /, Italian:) is the Latin word for a goddess. It has often been used to refer to a celebrated woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, theatre, cinema, fashion and popular music. If referring to an actress, the meaning of diva is closely related to that of prima donna.
diva in British English. (ˈdiːvə ) noun Word forms: plural -vas or -ve (-vɪ ) a highly distinguished female singer; prima donna. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C19: via Italian from Latin: a goddess, from dīvus divine. Word Frequency.
Diva definition: a distinguished female singer; prima donna.. See examples of DIVA used in a sentence.
a person who is difficult to please and demands a lot of attention. He was a real diva as a conductor, but not as a friend. She yells, she's over the top. She's a diva! Word Origin. See diva in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: diva. Definition of diva noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
