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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Christine Ohlman and Rebel Montez Norwich Arts Center, 62 Broadway, Norwich
Christine Ohlman, the R&B diva with the beehive hairdo, comes to Norwich Arts Center’s Donald L. Oat Theater on June 11 at 7:30 p.m. with her longtime band Rebel Montez.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Reneé Rapp took on the role during a stop on his tour earlier this year, and Bowen Yang played his diva during his performance on The Tonight Show.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
The actress starred in the popular Disney franchise as theatrical diva Sharpay Evans, who stopped at nothing for her success.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 May 2025
In India, wine culture takes off — with a vineyard scene that’s worth a trip
A postcard from the sunrise side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys
Florida News
Meet Orlando’s dinkiest diva: Pearl, the world’s shortest dog
Her origin story is a modern tale of love, attitude and cloning.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Reneé Rapp took on the role during a stop on his tour earlier this year, and Bowen Yang played his diva during his performance on The Tonight Show.
—Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
The actress starred in the popular Disney franchise as theatrical diva Sharpay Evans, who stopped at nothing for her success.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 14 May 2025
In India, wine culture takes off — with a vineyard scene that’s worth a trip
A postcard from the sunrise side of Islamorada in the Florida Keys
Florida News
Meet Orlando’s dinkiest diva: Pearl, the world’s shortest dog
Her origin story is a modern tale of love, attitude and cloning.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for diva
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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