goddess
/ˈɡɑdəs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.01 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An incredibly beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, attractive woman honored and adored for her beauty or of superior charm and intelligence.
noun
A woman of substantial authority or influence.
name
The single goddess of various monotheistic religions.
name
The single goddess of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.
name
The single goddess of various bitheistic or duotheistic religions.
Example Sentences
- "[…] since the goddess Antu did not hold a prominent status at Uruk before the fifth century. The primary purpose of MLC 1890 was evidently to present Antu as universal goddess and all-encompassing cosmic location."
- "The girls who had tormented me in high school had fallen, hard, from their pedestals. The cheerleader goddesses were Wal-Mart moms, wearing enough eyeliner and dark shadow to supply a Goth nightclub for a month."
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɑdəs/
- British English: /ˈɡɒdɛs/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.