Blues
[bluːz] or [bluz]
Definition
(noun.) a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes.
(noun.) a state of depression; 'he had a bad case of the blues'.
Inputed by Dennis--From WordNet
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. pl. [With The prefixed.] Melancholy, dejection, depression, despondency, hypochondria, dumps, vapors, megrims, low spirits, blue-devils, the dismals.
Inputed by Edna
Examples
- O, come, Marie, you've got the blues, this morning, said St. Clare. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- These colors were bright, and were generally yellows, blues, and grays, although sometimes he used greens, violets, and browns. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- The stable-yard exhibited unequivocal symptoms of the glory and strength of the Eatanswill Blues. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I'll tell you how, one way and another, the blues have got to be too many for me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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