goddess
/ˈɡɑdəs/
noun
A female deity.
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Noun 2 meanings
A female deity.
A woman of substantial authority or influence.
Where it comes from
Etymology
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.
GODDESS at a glance
GODDESS has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (G 2 + O 1 + D 2 + D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,904 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with goddess
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- GODLESS9
- GODDENS10
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