feeling blue
In low spirits
Feeling blue means feeling sad, melancholy, or downcast.
The connection between blue and sadness dates back centuries in English, though the reason remains uncertain.
I've been feeling blue ever since she left.
The phrase suggests a mild, lingering sadness rather than acute grief or despair.
- sadEmotionally low
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- down in the dumpsSad and dispirited
- downcastSad or despondent
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
depressed · low spirits · tearful · lonely · heartache · heavy heart · sighing · moping · long face · cloudy · rainy · rainy day · gray · somber · wistful · heavy-hearted · crying · under the weather
- Color Idiomsblack sheep, green light, red flag, white lie, golden rule
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
- idiomstime flies, hit the sack, seize the day, ring a bell, break a leg
- mood swingsmood swing, ups and downs, fluctuations, volatility, instability
feeling blueover the moon
Extremely delighted
cheerful · in high spirits · on cloud nine · on top of the world · elated
feeling blueat peace
In a calm state
thriving · flourishing · in good spirits · well-adjusted · at ease
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