Blues
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bluːz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Blues is a noun meaning plural of blue.
Meaning
plural of blue.
More Meanings
- (usually in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.
- A uniform made principally of a blue fabric, and especially a full dress uniform thus colored.
- (drugs, slang) Any of various blue pills sold on the street, mimicking the appearance of prescription pain killer tablets.
- third-person singular simple present indicative of blue
- (music) A musical form, of African-American origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.
Example Sentences
I've got the blues today.
They marched in their dress blues.
The blues have hit her hard, and she won't get out of bed.
Many great blues musicians came from the Mississippi Delta region.
Synonyms for blues
Depending on context, synonyms include blueness, tristesse, mirthless, crestfallenness, dejection, depression.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include megrims, gloom, bruising, lam, transcript, overalls.
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