blues
NounUS[blooz]/bluz/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- 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 notesType of black music, folk songKinds boogie, boogie-woogieParts blue note
- a state of depression“he had a bad case of the blues”Synonyms: blue devilsmegrimsvaporsvapoursType of depression
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
blues noun
a type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated used of blue notes.
2. a state of depression; as, he had a bad case of the blues. Syn. — megrims.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: WordNet 1.5