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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Our main girl, Diva, is a diva down, forced into abortive encounters with the A.I. that stands, literally, between the goods and services supportive of her everyday life.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez).
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The fee is simply a stagehand in a hypnotic opera where access is the diva – and sometimes that access takes you backstage to dine with the performers.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna (Jennifer Lopez).
—John Hopewell, Variety, 15 Aug. 2025
The fee is simply a stagehand in a hypnotic opera where access is the diva – and sometimes that access takes you backstage to dine with the performers.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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