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goddess.

A female deity.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡɒdɛs/Received-Pronunciation/-ɪs/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɡɑdəs/General-American/-ɛs/General-American
  1. A female deity.

  2. An incredibly beautiful, gorgeous, sexy, attractive woman honored and adored for her beauty or of superior charm and intelligence.

    figuratively
  3. A woman of substantial authority or influence.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

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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