What does blues mean?
Blues means plural of blue.
Blues
/bluːz/ · noun
Meaning
plural of blue.
Definitions by Sense
- plural of blue
- (usually in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.
- (music) A musical form, of African-American origin, generally featuring an eight-bar or twelve-bar blues structure and using the blues scale.
- 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
Example Sentences
I've got the blues today.
The blues have hit her hard, and she won't get out of bed.
If we had been allowed to sit idle we should all have fallen in the blues […]
Many great blues musicians came from the Mississippi Delta region.
A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues.
They marched in their dress blues.
You never planned on the bombs in the sand Or sleeping in your dress blues.
Synonyms for blues
Antonyms for blues
Related Words
Word Forms
- blues
Usage Notes
Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for blues?
Common synonyms include blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues.
What is the opposite of blues?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use blues in a sentence?
I've got the blues today.
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