A genre of music characterized by its use of the twelve-bar blues chord progression and expressive lyrics, often dealing with themes of sorrow and hardship.

She loves listening to the blues because it resonates with her emotions.

A feeling of sadness or depression.

After the holidays, many people experience the blues as they return to their regular routines.

A single song or instrumental piece in the blues style.

The guitarist played a slow, soulful blues in G minor.

bluesadjective

Relating to or characteristic of blues music.

She bought a collection of rare blues records.

bluenoun

A color intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day.

The sky was a clear, bright blue.

A blue uniform, or a person wearing a blue uniform, especially a police officer.

The blues were patrolling the streets during the parade.

A type of music characterized by its melancholic and soulful sound, originating from African American communities.

She loves listening to the blues on a rainy day.

A feeling of sadness or depression (usually used with the definite article and in the plural form).

She’s got the blues this morning.

A blue pigment or dye.

The artist mixed the blue with white to create a lighter shade.

Any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae, typically having blue-coloured wings.

A small blue fluttered across the meadow.

blueverb

To make something blue in color; to dye or tint blue.

They blued the fabric to match the curtains.

(Britain, informal) To spend (money) recklessly or extravagantly; squander.

He blued his entire paycheck on a weekend trip.