What does prima donna mean?

prima donna means "a vain and temperamental person". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for prima donna?

Close synonyms include diva. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prima donna a common word?

prima donna is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

prima donna — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a vain and temperamental person
Broaderunpleasant person
2.
a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
Synonymsdiva
Broaderopera star

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What does prima donna mean?: prima donna means "a vain and temperamental person". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
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