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
Recent Examples on the Web
Frank’s gaga young mistress is there along with his second wife, a demanding diva unaccustomed to taking a back seat to anyone.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The doc follows Dion through her daily life, from hanging out with her sons to touring her archive warehouse, as divas are wont to do.
—EW.com, 23 May 2024
Wilson will always be a diva, but so is Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton, whom Wilson played for last season.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024
Aguilera, Lopez and Shakira are now considered pop divas— the latter two even shared the stage during the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The doc follows Dion through her daily life, from hanging out with her sons to touring her archive warehouse, as divas are wont to do.
—EW.com, 23 May 2024
Wilson will always be a diva, but so is Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton, whom Wilson played for last season.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024
Aguilera, Lopez and Shakira are now considered pop divas— the latter two even shared the stage during the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for diva
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“Diva.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diva. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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