goddesses

noun

plural of goddess
1
as in queens
a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity one of the goddesses of the silver screen during the silent era

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2
as in beauties
a lovely woman like any guy in love, he thought his new girlfriend was a goddess

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Recent Examples of goddesses The Plateau of the Muses, meanwhile, takes its name from the nine goddesses associated with the arts and sciences. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Homer’s hero has extramarital affairs with goddesses Circe and Calypso — the latter of whom traps him and forces him to sleep with her each night for seven years. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026 Exceptions included the famed Roman Pool at Hearst Castle, with its shimmering blue and gold mosaic tiles and statues of Roman gods and goddesses. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Does anyone remember that Scylla and Charybdis are not monsters but goddesses? — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Regardless, fashion history is rife with references to the goddesses and mortals who populate these monumental tales. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2026 But that apprehension is directed toward monsters, goddesses, sorcerers, and nymphs. — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 What's clear is that this neckline has made both stars look like Greek goddesses straight out of a movie. — Tatiana Ojea, Glamour, 5 July 2026 The British filmmaker has assembled an eclectic cast to play the heroes and goddesses, sorceresses and swineherds. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goddesses
  1. queens
  2. beauties
  3. divas
  4. cookies
  5. princesses
Noun
  • Clean water and advanced medicine, for example, are now commonplace across much of the developed world despite once being a luxury even kings and queens couldn’t reliably access.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore Crown Levy and Fattore the queens of hockey romance.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of queens
Noun
  • Her method for transforming your summer beauties into lasting fall and holiday decor is straightforward, requiring just a few simple steps.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • California naturalist John Muir compared the two valleys’ beauties, but that was before Hetch Hetchy Valley was transformed by the O’Shaughnessy Dam into a massive reservoir.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of beauties
Noun
  • Like many divas, Houston had a habit of showing up late, and when she was finished, she was finished.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
  • And on the fashion front, wedges and studs are adorning the most downtown divas this side of 2010.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Definition of divas
Noun
  • The website cookies that require our consent via pop-up notification are designed to track our buying habits so that private companies can sell us more stuff.
    — Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been owned and operated by the namesake family since 1894 for canonical Italian hits like cannoli, rainbow cookies, and tiramisu exactly as nonna makes them.
    — Kyle Beechey, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of cookies
Noun
  • The Spanish royals’ Mallorca trip comes towards the end of an exciting summer, which saw the King, Queen and princesses travel to the United States to watch the Spanish national team win the 2026 World Cup.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
  • While the princesses’ skulls had been lost, and some of the bones had not been preserved, the rest of the bones were in good condition.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of princesses

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