French word

déesse

Pronunciation

IPA/deɛs/

Meaning

  • feminine noungoddess

Example

Pour ses fans, elle est une déesse.

For her fans, she is a goddess.

Illustration for déesse (goddess)

More examples

Après son sacre, on la traitait comme une déesse.

After her coronation, she was treated like a goddess.

Core concept

A woman imagined on a sacred pedestal, either as a true goddess or as someone greatly idolized.

Common phrases

  • traitée comme une déesse

    treated like a goddess

Similar words

idole: A person admired by fans and strongly supported as an inspiration.
icône: A symbolic figure representing an era, field, or cultural movement.
célébrité: A widely known person who often attracts public attention.

Definition in French

Désigne une divinité femelle; au sens figuré, une femme honorée ou idolâtrée.

Word origin

The French noun inherited the Old French form deesse, which continues Latin dea and is historically related to French dieu.

Usage tips

  • The final s in déesse is pronounced, and the vowels form a hiatus pronounced roughly as two syllables, /de.ɛs/.

Opposites

  • mortellemortalnoun

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