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hue

1

[ hyooor, often, yoo ]

noun

  1. a gradation or variety of a color; tint:

    pale hues.

  2. the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.
  3. color:

    all the hues of the rainbow.

  4. form or appearance.


hue

2

[ hyoo ]

noun

  1. outcry, as of pursuers; clamor.

Hué

3

[ hwey ]

noun

  1. a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.

Hué

1

/ ɥe /

noun

  1. 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)
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hue

2

/ hjuː /

noun

  1. the attribute of colour that enables an observer to classify it as red, green, blue, purple, etc, and excludes white, black, and shades of grey See also colour
  2. a shade of a colour
  3. aspect; complexion

    a different hue on matters

“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

hue

/ hyo̅o̅ /

  1. 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.
  2. Compare saturation


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hue1

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

Origin of hue2

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English hu(e), from Middle French: “a hoot, outcry” (whence huer “to hoot, cry out”)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hue1

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

Her pin-up curls may have been envy-worthy, but it was the bleach blond, almost snow white, hue of her hair that become iconic.

This was a madcap game, the ball hurtling from end to end, chased by tired legs of every hue.

I have found a pale greenish hue to be very soothing personally.

The dress is a classic, with its soft, lavender hue, chiffon fabric, and minimalist shape.

Does Blackness, as a social color, change the hue of all the other colors it touches?

Her face was mild and pale; but it was the transparent hue of the virgin flower of spring, clad in her veiling leaves.

The wind-blown rain-makers lost their leaden hue and became a soft pearl-gray, all fleecy white around the edges.

The question is, do these words of Hue de Rotelande throw any light upon this disputed point?

She watched the colour fade from his cheeks, and the ugly, livid hue that spread in its room to his very lips.

Their colour is generally of a cinereous hue, but a few were noticed that were variegated black and white.

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