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hue

1

[hyoo, 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.

  5. complexion.



hue

2

[hyoo]

noun

  1. outcry, as of pursuers; clamor.

é

3

[hwey]

noun

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

é

1

/ ɥ /

noun

  1. a port in central Vietnam, on the delta of the é 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: 377000 (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

hue

2

/ ː /

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

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hue

  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 value

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Other Word Forms

  • hueless adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hue1

First recorded before 900; Middle English hewe, Old English ī “appearance, color, form”; cognate with Old Norse ̄ “bird's down,” Swedish hy “complexion, skin,” Gothic hiwi “appearance, form”; akin to Old English “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 ī beauty; related to Old Norse ӯ fine hair, Gothic hiwi form
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The fluctuating layer of smoke in our atmosphere meant that the expected blue skies in the evening and morning have taken on more of a dirty orange or milky white hue.

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The colours are vivid, intense and ever-changing: pinks, magentas and turquoise hues, glowing like neon lights.

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Finished in a cool, sandy hue, these shades are as bold as they are refined.

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Red dye No. 3 is a synthetic additive used to give foods and drinks a bright red hue.

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In “Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me,” the Broad presents more than 30 works highlighting the artist’s signature use of geometry and heavily saturated rainbow hues.

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