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hue

1
[ hyoo or, often, yoo ]
/ hyu or, often, yu /
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noun

a gradation or variety of a color; tint: pale hues.
the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.
color: all the hues of the rainbow.
form or appearance.
complexion.

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RELATED WORDS

tinge, tint, tone, complexion, tincture, value, cast, aspect, dye, chroma

Nearby words

hudson's bay blanket, hudson's bay company, hudson, henry, hudsonian godwit, hudud, hue, hue and cry, huebnerite, hued, huelva, huemul

Origin of hue

1
before 900; Middle English hewe, Old English hīw form, appearance, color; cognate with Old Norse hȳ bird's down, Swedish hy skin, complexion, Gothic hiwi form, appearance; akin to Old English hār gray (see hoar)

Related forms

hue·less, adjective

Can be confused

hew hue Hugh

Definition for hue (2 of 3)

hue

2
[ hyoo ]
/ hyu /

noun

outcry, as of pursuers; clamor.

Origin of hue

2
1200–50; Middle English hu(e) < Middle French: a hoot, outcry (whence huer to hoot, cry out)

Definition for hue (3 of 3)

Hué

[ hwey ]
/ ʰweɪ /

noun

a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
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British Dictionary definitions for hue (1 of 2)

hue

/ (hjuː) /

noun

the attribute of colour that enables an observer to classify it as red, green, blue, purple, etc, and excludes white, black, and shades of greySee also colour
a shade of a colour
aspect; complexiona different hue on matters

Word Origin for hue

Old English hīw beauty; related to Old Norse hӯ fine hair, Gothic hiwi form

British Dictionary definitions for hue (2 of 2)

Hué

/ (French ɥe) /

noun

a port in central Vietnam, on the delta of the Hué River near the South China Sea: former capital of the kingdom of Annam, of French Indochina (1883–1946), and of Central Vietnam (1946–54). Pop: 377 000 (2005 est)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Science definitions for hue

hue

[ hyōō ]

The property of colors by which they are seen as ranging from red through orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light. Compare saturation value.
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