Definition of goddess
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:a female god
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:a woman whose great charm or beauty arouses adoration
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Examples of goddess in a Sentence
a goddess of ancient Greece
The actress, who is already a goddess in her own country, is finally getting recognition here.
Recent Examples of goddess from the Web
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In the video, Tassinari appears as Xilonen, an Aztec goddess of corn, wandering through a field.
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Equally thin, raw shavings of asparagus rested atop the avocado, pickled serranos and a bright green goddess dressing completing the dish.
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The tarragon burrowed in Little Gem lettuce with green goddess dressing is an ideal.
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Specialties: The Dandylion features vegetarian chili topped with tortilla chips, fresh diced tomatoes and scallions on top of a bed of greens and quinoa served with shaved cheddar and green goddess dressing.
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Grilled caps of donko shiitakes the size of muffin tops are spread with a green goddess dressing with a tingling charge of yuzukosho.
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The award is named for the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer.
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Kourtney Kardashian cruised through LAX airport on Friday looking like a straight jet-setting goddess in sunglasses, track suit, and heels.
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The Hindu festival of Diwali, dedicated to the goddess of wealth, is a weeklong shopping frenzy.
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First Known Use of goddess
14th century
goddess Synonyms
Synonyms
babe [slang], beauty queen, cookie (or cooky), cutie (or cutey), dolly bird [British], enchantress, eyeful, fox, beauty, honey, knockout, queen, stunnerRelated Words
belle, charmer, peach; bathing beauty, cover girl, pinup girl; bimbette [slang], bunny, houri, sex kitten, sexpot, sex symbol; cutie-pie, dish, doll, dreamboat [slang], hottie, looker, pretty; coquette, femme fatale, siren, temptress, vampNear Antonyms
bag, dog, frump; crone, hag, horror, witch; gorgon, monsterGODDESS Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of goddess for English Language Learners
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: a female god (sense 2)
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: a woman who is greatly loved or admired
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