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Definition of Prima donna
1. Noun. A vain and temperamental person.
2. Noun. A distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star.
Definition of Prima donna
1. a. The first or chief female singer in an opera.
Definition of Prima donna
1. Noun. (opera) The principal female singer or the leading lady. ¹
2. Noun. A person who considers himself or herself much more important than others, has high expectations of others and becomes angry when his or her standards or demands are not met. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prima Donna
Literary usage of Prima donna
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life in Mexico During a Residence of Two Years in that Country (1843)
"Italian opera — Artists, male and female — prima donna — Lucia de Lammermoor ...
The " prima donna Soprano" is the Signora de Ricci, and the second Donna is ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"She published her memoirs in 1913 under the title 'Memoirs of an American Prima
Donna.' KELLOGG, Elijah, American Congrega- ..."
3. The World's Wit and Humor: An Encyclopedia of the Classic Wit and Humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"I only undertook to tell him who it was that paid for the prima donna—and I have
done it. "I CONSIDER that a good story," said the Consul, ..."
4. Russell's Magazine by Paul Hamilton Payne (1859)
"Now, as long as they have not passed the Alps, 11 Signor Come is a great man ;
for in Italy society ignores all orbits on the stage, and the prima donna ..."
5. Gilbert and Sullivan and Their Operas: With Recollections and Anecdotes of D by François Cellier, Cunningham Bridgeman (1914)
"... the opera—A new Savoy prima donna—Debut of Miss Nancy Mclntosh—More samples
of Gilbert's lyrics and dialogue— " Utopia " a popular success—Utopian Court ..."
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