Antonyms for blues

Grammar : Noun

Spell : blooz

Phonetic Transcription : bluz

Definition of blues

Origin : as a music form featuring flatted thirds and sevenths, possibly c.1895 (though officially 1912, in W.C. Handy's "Memphis Blues"); meaning "depression, low spirits" goes back to 1741, from adjectival blue "low-spirited," late 14c.

noun depression

Example sentences :

These may be detected by their extraordinary fear of being taken for blues.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Government of blacks by whites is a commonplace; of blacks by blues, a stroke of genius.
Extract from : « With Manchesters in the East » by Gerald B. Hurst

There are certain dishes, I confess, which give me the blues.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Pretty women in light pinks and blues sat in every corner of the staircase.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

I have had another fit of the blues over this wretched transfer.
Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.

But he could not doubt her love and goodness, so he whistled away his blues.
Extract from : « Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad » by Various

Staying in this dull place was enough to give anyone the blues.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

You would give the blues to the funny man of a blooming circus.
Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad

Well, I haven't the blues, and I am not in need of medicine.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish

He was of the Reds, her father, and his own father of the Blues.
Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly

Synonyms for blues

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