Definitions for: Prima Donna

[n] a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star
[n] a vain and temperamental person

Webster (1913) Definition: Pri"ma don"na; pl. E. Prima donnas, It. {Prime
Donne . [It., fr. primo, prima, the first + donna lady,
mistress. See Prime, a., and Donna.]
The first or chief female singer in an opera.

Synonyms: diva

See Also: disagreeable person, opera star, operatic star, unpleasant person