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divaesque

divaesque adjective: reminiscent of a diva.

Adjective

divaesque (comparative more divaesque, superlative most divaesque)

  1. Reminiscent of a diva.
    • (“Tell Me Who You Are”), about a wealthy Malian family in crisis, has some fascinating Almodóvarian overtones, and it is enlivened by the extravagant, divaesque dignity of Sokona Gakou in the role of a woman on the verge of a marital breakdown.2009 October 7, A. O. Scott, “Wallowing in Misery for Art’s Sake”, in New York Times

Forms of divaesque

comparativemore divaesque
superlativemost divaesque

Origin of divaesque

From diva + -esque.

Questions about divaesque

What does divaesque mean?
Divaesque means reminiscent of a diva.
What part of speech is divaesque?
Divaesque is an adjective.

Words near divaesque in the dictionary

  1. divabuterol
  2. divacancies
  3. divacancy
  4. DivaCup
  5. divadom
  6. divaesque
  7. divagate
  8. divagated
  9. divagates
  10. divagating
  11. divagation

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