blues

/blˈuz/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. 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
2. a state of depression
   “he had a bad case of the blues”

Synonyms for blues

• blue devils
• megrims
• vapors
• vapours

Words that rhyme with blues

• lose
• refuse
• fuse
• bruise
• confuse
• cruise
• infuse
• news
• ooze
• transfuse
• chartreuse
• choose
• misuse
• muse
• accuse
• amuse
• booze
• enthuse
• overuse
• recuse
• schmooze
• shmooze
• snooze
• suffuse
• bemuse
• clews
• cruse
• defuse
• horseshoes
• peruse