plural divas or dive
ˈdē-(ˌ)vā 
1
a
music
: prima donna sense 1
b
: prima donna sense 2
… if a team asks me to play somewhere else, I'm not going to be a diva about it.—
Ettore Lattanzio
Ettore Lattanzio2
: a usually glamorous and successful female performer or personality (see personality sense 4b)
a fashion diva
especially
: a popular female singer
pop divas
The original diva and Queen Of Soul, Aretha Franklin, appears to have brought US President Barack Obama to tears (and then to his feet) with a stellar performance of (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman … —Tom Williams
Tom Williams 
Examples of diva in a Sentence
the reigning diva of daytime television
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But this past Monday, when that show’s cast had the day off, another diva made her Broadway debut.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Beyoncé is saddling up for her next trek, as the H-Town diva has officially announced a tour supporting her 2024 release, Cowboy Carter.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Cowboy Carter didn't rope us in like that holy trifecta of albums, and a win for the diva in this category this year would essentially be a lifetime achievement award for the most important artist of the 21st century.
—Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
On a recent Thursday night, guests celebrating birthdays and bachelorette parties ate, drank and jumped out of their seats to dance as the queens impersonated pop divas, from Diana Ross to Taylor Swift to Gladys Knight.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Keaton Bell, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025
Beyoncé is saddling up for her next trek, as the H-Town diva has officially announced a tour supporting her 2024 release, Cowboy Carter.
—Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Cowboy Carter didn't rope us in like that holy trifecta of albums, and a win for the diva in this category this year would essentially be a lifetime achievement award for the most important artist of the 21st century.
—Jason Lamphier, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
On a recent Thursday night, guests celebrating birthdays and bachelorette parties ate, drank and jumped out of their seats to dance as the queens impersonated pop divas, from Diana Ross to Taylor Swift to Gladys Knight.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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