diva

di·va
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UK/ˈdiː.və/

noun

Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.

“Who is this DIVA 💜?”

Similar
prima donnaMiss Piggy
OriginItalian diva ← Latin dīva ← Old Latin deivā →
CommonFirst used the 19th c.Scrabble 8
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Meanings

noundiva (plural divas or dive)

plural divas · plural dive

  1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.First known use the 19th c.
  2. derogatoryinformalslangA 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.

    Synonyms: prima donna, Miss Piggy

  3. InternetOne who amazes or stuns, especially in a confident and feminine manner; (by extension) a term of endearment.

    Who is this DIVA 💜?

    1 more example

    What a diva i love her

    2026 May 18, @ActuallyNoBlake, X (post), archived from the original on 18 May 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
prima donnaMiss Piggy

More synonyms by meaning

nouna distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

Similar
prima donna
Broader
opera staroperatic starwomanadult female
Also see
prima donna

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deywós“god”
  2. Proto-Italic*deiwā“goddess”
  3. Old Latindeivā
  4. Latindīva“goddess”
  5. Italiandiva“diva, goddess”
  6. Englishdiva

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”).

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Translations

Catalan diva
  • divafemale celebrity
Chinese Mandarin 歌后
  • 歌后 (gēhòu)female celebrity
Dutch diva, diva
  • divafemale celebrity
  • divaperson who considers herself much more important than others
  • prima-donnaperson who considers herself much more important than others
Finnish diiva, diiva
  • diivafemale celebrity
  • diivaperson who considers herself much more important than others
French diva, diva
  • divafemale celebrity
  • divaperson who considers herself much more important than others
German Diva, Diva
  • Divafemale celebrity
  • Divaperson who considers herself much more important than others
Hungarian díva, díva
  • dívafemale celebrity
  • dívaperson who considers herself much more important than others
Italian diva
  • divafemale celebrity
Japanese ディーバ, ディーヴァ
  • ディーバ (dība)female celebrity
  • ディーヴァ (dīva)female celebrity
  • 歌姫 (utahime)female celebrity
Korean 디바
  • 디바 (diba)female celebrity
Persian خواننده زن
  • خواننده زن (xânande-ye zan)female celebrity
Polish diwa
  • diwafemale celebrity
Portuguese diva, diva
  • divafemale celebrity
  • divaperson who considers herself much more important than others
Russian ди́ва
  • ди́ва (díva)female celebrity
Spanish diva, diva
  • divafemale celebrity
  • divaperson who considers herself much more important than others
Swedish diva, diva
  • divafemale celebrity
  • divaperson who considers herself much more important than others
Turkish diva
  • divafemale celebrity
Ukrainian ди́ва
  • ди́ва (dýva)female celebrity

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with diva

genevaevavivashivakivadaeva
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Anagrams

avidVidaVaidAIVDAdivvadi
Cite this entry
APA

diva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diva

MLA

“diva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diva. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diva,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diva.

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