blues (Meaning)
blues (n)
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
a state of depression
Synonyms & Antonyms of blues
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- euphoria
- gaiety
- humor
- exhilaration
- gayety
- jollity
- jubilation
- exhilaration
- exultation
- exultation
- bliss
- joyousness
- merriment
- gayety
- elation
- glee
- gladness
- exuberance
- jubilation
- joy
- joyousness
- ecstasy
- gaiety
- rapture
- mirth
- humor
- jollity
- euphoria
- glee
- optimism
- heaven
- happiness
- intoxication
- gladness
- rapture
- heaven
- joy
- felicity
- happiness
- exuberance
- joyfulness
- merriment
- bliss
- optimism
- elation
- joyfulness
- mirth
- felicity
- ecstasy
- intoxication
Synonyms:
- mourning
- gloominess
- glumness
- misery
- blue devils
- oppression
- unhappiness
- boredom
- agony
- forlornness
- melancholia
- downheartedness
- despondence
- dejection
- pain
- desperation
- mopes
- grief
- heartsickness
- dumps
- despair
- dreariness
- joylessness
- despondency
- anguish
- miserableness
- doldrums
Antonyms:
- blissfulness
- lightheartedness
- satisfaction
- mirthfulness
- rapturousness
- sunniness
- mirthfulness
- gayness
- hopefulness
- cheeriness
- cheerfulness
- cheer
- contentment
- content
- rapturousness
- cheeriness
- gleefulness
- content
- gayness
- joviality
- gladsomeness
- blissfulness
- cheerfulness
- contentment
- gleefulness
- elatedness
- satisfaction
- gladsomeness
- hopefulness
- elatedness
- joviality
- sunniness
- cheer
- lightheartedness
blues Sentence Examples
- He strummed his guitar, pouring his heart into the soulful blues melody.
- After a long day at work, she found solace in listening to the melancholic blues.
- The singer's gravelly voice was perfect for belting out classic blues tunes.
- He was feeling the blues after his team lost the championship game.
- The blues club was packed with patrons swaying to the rhythm of the music.
- She wrote poetry that captured the essence of the blues, expressing her inner turmoil.
- Despite his troubles, he always turned to playing the blues on his harmonica to lift his spirits.
- The blues festival featured some of the finest musicians in the genre.
- Listening to the blues was like therapy for her, helping her cope with life's challenges.
- His expressive guitar playing brought the house down at the local blues jam session.
FAQs About the word blues
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, a state o
sorrow, melancholy, mournfulness, sorrowfulness,sadness, gloom, depression, mourning, gloominess, glumness
euphoria, gaiety, humor, exhilaration, gayety, jollity, jubilation, exhilaration, exultation, exultation
He strummed his guitar, pouring his heart into the soulful blues melody.
After a long day at work, she found solace in listening to the melancholic blues.
The singer's gravelly voice was perfect for belting out classic blues tunes.
He was feeling the blues after his team lost the championship game.
