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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There should be an entire new The Good Wife spinoff dedicated to Dina slicing down defensive divas.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
That continued Sunday night at the 2025 Oscars, where the 59-year-old South America screen diva was nominated for best actress for her powerful performance as grieving mother of five whose politician husband has disappeared amid the darkest days of 1970s Brazil’s military dictatorship.
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Lady Gaga wears a meat dress (2010 VMAs) Lady Gaga's rise to fame turned into a game of fashion brinkmanship, with the ascendant diva constantly topping herself for eccentric style.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
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Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Friends told me to brace myself for the petulant movie star, the diva.
—Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
That continued Sunday night at the 2025 Oscars, where the 59-year-old South America screen diva was nominated for best actress for her powerful performance as grieving mother of five whose politician husband has disappeared amid the darkest days of 1970s Brazil’s military dictatorship.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga wears a meat dress (2010 VMAs) Lady Gaga's rise to fame turned into a game of fashion brinkmanship, with the ascendant diva constantly topping herself for eccentric style.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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