/ Dictionary / Index P prima donna: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pri•ma don•na Pronunciation: (prē"mu don'u, prim"uIt.prē'mä dôn'nä), [key] — pl. pri•ma don•nas, pri•me don•ne a first or principal female singer of an opera company. a temperamental person; a person who takes adulation and privileged treatment as a right and reacts with petulance to criticism or inconvenience. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. primacy primaeval Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language