hue
1
[ hyoo or, often, yoo ]
/ hyu or, often, yu /
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.
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)
OTHER WORDS FROM hue
hue·less, adjectiveWords nearby hue
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.
Example sentences from the Web for hue
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 grey
See also colour
a shade of a colour
aspect; complexion
a 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)
Scientific 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.