prima donna

Speech parts

1. prima donna - Noun

2. prima donna - Adjective

Meaning

The first or chief female singer in an opera.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

diva lion queen princess canary paladin lady victor priestess first lady cantor lead singer star principal
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Antonyms

rascal scamp dog rogue lout peasant
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Hypernyms

disagreeable person opera star operatic star unpleasant person

Examples

Abbott herself became known among Americans as 'the people's prima donna'. Source: Internet

Another Singspiel with much spoken dialogue taken from plays of that time, the plot of Der Schauspieldirektor features two sopranos vying to become prima donna in a newly assembled company. Source: Internet

Calvocoressi (1956: p. 135) The premiere took place on 27 January 1874, as a benefit for prima donna Yuliya Platonova. Source: Internet

Five years before the story's events, Adler had a brief liaison with Crown Prince of Bohemia Wilhelm von Ormstein while she was prima donna of the Imperial Opera of Warsaw. Source: Internet

Another prima donna, but without the CREDS to support being a prima donna. Source: Internet

In Rome in 1762 he attended a performance at which the prima donna was a castrato, "the favourite pathic" of Cardinal Borghese, who dined every evening with his protector. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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