noun
goddess
GO-dehs
noun
1
A female deity.
"Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom."
2
Informal: a woman admired for exceptional beauty, charm, or presence.
"She walked onto the red carpet like a goddess."
How to Use Goddess
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA female god, or (loosely) a stunningly admired woman.
Common pairings
a Greek goddess
look like a goddess
Word Forms
goddesses plural
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Etymology
From Middle English goddesse, simply god plus the feminine ending -ess, first recorded around 1350.