goddess
English
/ˈɡɒdɛs/, /ˈɡɑdəs/
noun
Definitions
- (religion) A female deity.
- (figuratively) A woman honored or adored as physically attractive or of superior charm and intelligence.
- (figuratively) A woman of substantial authority or influence.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English goddesse suffix from English god.
Origin
English
god
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afgod English
- antigod English
- begod English
- demigod English
- demigoddess English
- ex-god English
- exgod English
- giddy English
- god English
- god-king English
- godbrother English
- goddaughter English
- goddess-ship English
- goddesship English
- goddesshood English
- goddessless English
- goddesslessness English
- goddesslike English
- goddessling English
- goddessly English
- goddessship English
- goddessy English
- goddish English
- godfather English
- godfearing English
- godforsaken English
- godhead English
- godhood English
- godite English
- godkiller English
- godkind English
- godless English
- godlike English
- godling English
- godlore English
- godly English
- godmama English
- godman English
- godmother English
- godness English
- godpapa English
- godpappy English
- godparent English
- gods English
- godship English
- godsister English
- godslaughter English
- godson English
- godwoman English
- gossip English
- halfgod English
- housegod English
- nongod English
- semigod English
- skygod English
- sungod English
- thunder god English
- undergod English
- ungod English
- god Middle English
- goddesse Middle English
- gado Sranan Tongo
- god
- gods
- godly
- ungod
- afgod
- begod
- giddy
- exgod
- godson
- ex-god
- gossip
- sungod
- nongod
- godman
- skygod
- godite
- halfgod
- godless
- godling
- goddish
- demigod
- godmama
- godness
- godhead
- antigod
- godlore
- godship
- semigod
- godpapa
- godlike
- godkind
- godhood
- goddessy
- godwoman
- housegod
- undergod
- godpappy
- god-king
- godparent
- godmother
- godkiller
- godfather
- goddessly
- godsister
- goddesship
- godfearing
- godbrother
- goddesshood
- demigoddess
- thunder god
- godforsaken
- goddessship
- goddaughter
- goddessling
- goddessless
- goddesslike
- godslaughter
- goddess-ship
- goddesslessness