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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The Apple Music playlist of Britain’s 76-year-old monarch surprisingly includes reggae star Bob Marley, pop diva Kylie Minogue and genre-bending artist RAYE.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
While the muscular lyrics aren’t necessarily characteristic of either diva, Gaga cleverly takes advantage of her bold voice here, unafraid to use its idiosyncrasies to communicate feeling.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter sprints past ahead of the crowded diva field to claim pop album.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Misra Key Cast: Ibrahim Ali Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Mahima Chaudhary, Suniel Shetty, Dia Mirza, Jugal Hansraj
A modern romance following a South Delhi diva who hires a middle-class overachiever boy as her fake boyfriend to save her squad.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
While the muscular lyrics aren’t necessarily characteristic of either diva, Gaga cleverly takes advantage of her bold voice here, unafraid to use its idiosyncrasies to communicate feeling.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Sabrina Carpenter sprints past ahead of the crowded diva field to claim pop album.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Somen Misra Key Cast: Ibrahim Ali Khan, Khushi Kapoor, Mahima Chaudhary, Suniel Shetty, Dia Mirza, Jugal Hansraj
A modern romance following a South Delhi diva who hires a middle-class overachiever boy as her fake boyfriend to save her squad.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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