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English Synonyms: more detail...
- blues:
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blue:
- blue; bluish; turquoise; aquamarine; blueish; profane; blasphemous; puritanical; puritanic; gentle; aristocratic; patrician; aristocratical; blue-blooded; naughty; spicy; racy; juicy; risque; gamey; gamy
- sea; blue; deep; Amytal; blue devil; amobarbital sodium; blue angel; blueness; wild blue yonder; blue air; blue sky; blueing; bluing
- blue
English
Detailed Synonyms for blues in English
blues:
blues [the ~] nom
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the 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 1 -
the blues
– a state of depression 1
Alternate Synonyms for "blues":
Related Definitions for "blues":
blue:
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blue
– of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky 1 -
blue
– of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky 1 -
blue
– of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky 1 -
blue
– characterized by profanity or cursing 1blue; profane; blasphemous– characterized by profanity or cursing 1-
blue adj
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profane adj
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blasphemous adj
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blue
– morally rigorous and strict 1 -
blue
– belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy 1gentle; blue; aristocratic; patrician; aristocratical; blue-blooded– belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy 1-
gentle adj
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blue adj
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aristocratic adj
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patrician adj
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aristocratical adj
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blue-blooded adj
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blue
– used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms) 1 -
blue
– suggestive of sexual impropriety 1
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the blue
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the blue
– any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae 1 -
the blue
– the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic 1the blue; the Amytal; the blue devil; the amobarbital sodium; the blue angel– the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic 1 -
the blue
– blue clothing 1 -
the blue
– blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime 1 -
the blue
– any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue 1 -
the blue
– the sky as viewed during daylight 1 -
the blue
– used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge 1