Added 9 October 2026
goddess
/ˈɡɒdɛs/ noun
In Latin: dea, dīva Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about goddess at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A female deity.
- An incredibly beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, attractive woman honored and adored for her beauty or of superior charm and intelligence.
- A woman of substantial authority or influence.
Origin
From Middle English goddesse, equivalent to god + -ess, formed about 1350. The figurative meaning is first found in Edmund Spenser's Shepheardes calender (1579). Displaced Old English gyden.
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