goddess

The word “goddess” means a female deity. In plain terms, a female god, or (loosely) a stunningly admired woman.

“Goddess” is pronounced GO-dehs (/ˈɡɑdəs/ in IPA).

Here is “goddess” used in a sentence: “Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom.”

“Goddess” is a noun.

The word “goddess” dates back to around 1350 and comes from Middle English. From Middle English goddesse, simply god plus the feminine ending -ess, first recorded around 1350.

“Goddess” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Goddess” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a female deity.

The male equivalent of goddess is god: a goddess is specifically a female deity. When speakers want a gender-neutral term, they usually choose deity or divinity instead.

The plural is goddesses, formed by adding -es because the word ends in a double s, as in "the myths describe several goddesses."

Goddess is a common noun and is written lowercase in general use, as in "a Greek goddess." It is capitalized only where any noun would be, such as at the start of a sentence, or in religious writing where Goddess serves as the name of one particular deity.