goddess

Meaning

Noun

• A female deity.
• A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
• A woman of substantial authority or influence.

Related

Broader meaning words

• deity, divinity, god
• woman

Origin

• From Middle English goddesse, equivalent to god + -ess, formed about 1350. The figurative meaning is first found in Spenser's Shepheardes calender (1579).