Word: Blues
How to pronounce: bluːz
How to pronounce: bluː
Plural noun
Definitions:
1. Melancholic music of black American folk origin, typically in a twelve-bar sequence. It developed in the rural southern US toward the end of the 19th century, finding a wider audience in the 1940s, as black people migrated to the cities. This urban blues gave rise to rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
Example sentences: "Blues has always had a strong following in Australia"
2. Feelings of melancholy, sadness, or depression.
Synonyms:
melancholy
dejection
gloom
doldrums
depression
Synonyms:
azure
cerulean
indigo
blue colour
blueness
cyan
blueing
sad
sorrowful
despondent
unhappy
mournful
melancholic
melancholy
dark
downcast
drab
deep
dismal
blueish
sky
heaven
neptune
dirty
Derivations:
bluesy
blue
blues
bluet
blueing
bluish
blued
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Blues in Other Languages...
Spanish: Azul
German: Blues
French: Blues
Italian: Blues
Turkish: Mavi
