English Explanatory Dictionary

blueness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The quality or characteristic of being blue in color.
  2. Melancholy.

Pronunciation

/ˈbluːnəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blueness.wav

Word forms

blueness bluenesses

Etymology

From blue + -ness.

Synonyms

blues blueness tristesse mirthless crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress dolefulness downheartedness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity melancholia melancholy misery mishappiness mourn prosternation regret rue ruth sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight unhappiness woe woefare wretchedness
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