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# diva

«diva» in Mova's school dictionary: **a famous and very talented female singer, especially in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a diva, divas)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A diva is a famous and very talented female singer, especially in opera. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#m1)

2) (informal, disapproving) A diva is someone who behaves as if they are very important and expects special treatment, making a fuss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In music lessons, an opera diva; in everyday talk and showbiz stories, «diva behaviour» means demanding and fussy. Phrases: «opera diva», «pop diva», «diva behaviour», «a bit of a diva».

### examples

- The opera diva sang a beautiful song. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#x1)
- She is a pop diva with millions of fans. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#x2)
- Stop being such a diva and help tidy up! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#x3)
- The cat is a diva; she only eats from a clean bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#x4)
- The star refused to go on stage until she had pink roses — real diva behaviour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#x5)
- He was a bit of a diva about his costume. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/#x6)

### note

Plural «divas». The word comes from Italian for «goddess». The informal meaning is used for anyone, boys and men too, though it is more often said of women; it can be a little unkind.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «diva» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/diva/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.