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 first exhibitions will trace the evolution of human culture through storytelling, from ancient sculptures of gods and goddesses to Renaissance paintings to photographs, comics, and modern cinema. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Did Penelope, Helen of Troy, Athena, Calypso, and the rest of the Greek gals and goddesses deserve to be more epic than the attractive but flattened handmaidens even IMAX couldn’t enhance? — Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail, 8 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
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
  • Check out the garden’s iris tracker to see when those purple and white beauties are blooming (usually late June).
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • One of the beauties of this novel is how these experiences are used as framework, never distracting from the portrait of the Boltons that emerges.
    — Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 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 weeklong event shines a spotlight on the strength, kindness and individuality of Disney princesses.
    — Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The initial line of 85 products, inspired by six princesses, included candles, soaps, decor and more.
    — Megan duBois, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of princesses

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