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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Belying her 81 years, the dynamic diva effortlessly underscored two things over the course of two hours.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 26 July 2025
The Steelers are rolling the dice and have brought in diva supreme Aaron Rodgers for what appears to be one last grab at the brass ring.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The little diva was sporting two green leaves as eyebrows, which made hearts melt.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Co-starring Michaela Coel, the film stars Hathaway as a pop diva who flees her tour during an existential crisis and seeks out the old friend who helped craft her public persona.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 2025
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Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 26 July 2025
The Steelers are rolling the dice and have brought in diva supreme Aaron Rodgers for what appears to be one last grab at the brass ring.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The little diva was sporting two green leaves as eyebrows, which made hearts melt.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 11 July 2025
Co-starring Michaela Coel, the film stars Hathaway as a pop diva who flees her tour during an existential crisis and seeks out the old friend who helped craft her public persona.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 July 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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