Divaesque

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Reminiscent of a diva.

    "(“Tell Me Who You Are”), about a wealthy Malian family in crisis, has some fascinating Almodóvarian overtones, and it is enlivened by the extravagant, divaesque dignity of Sokona Gakou in the role of a woman on the verge of a marital breakdown."

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"(“Tell Me Who You Are”), about a wealthy Malian family in crisis, has some fascinating Almodóvarian overtones, and it is enlivened by the extravagant, divaesque dignity of Sokona Gakou in the role of a woman on the verge of a marital breakdown."

Etymology

From diva + -esque.

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