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hue
1[hyoo, yoo]
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.
hue
2[hyoo]
noun
outcry, as of pursuers; clamor.
é
3[hwey]
noun
a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
é
1/ ɥ /
noun
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)
hue
2/ ː /
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 grey See also colour
a shade of a colour
aspect; complexion
a different hue on matters
hue
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
Other Word Forms
- hueless adjective
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hue1
Example Sentences
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.
The colours are vivid, intense and ever-changing: pinks, magentas and turquoise hues, glowing like neon lights.
Finished in a cool, sandy hue, these shades are as bold as they are refined.
Red dye No. 3 is a synthetic additive used to give foods and drinks a bright red hue.
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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