hue
1a 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
1Other words from hue
- hueless, adjective
Words that may be confused with hue
- hew, hue
Words Nearby hue
Other definitions for hue (2 of 3)
outcry, as of pursuers; clamor.
Origin of hue
2Other definitions for Hué (3 of 3)
a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
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How to use hue in a sentence
Images and videos of the marine mollusks flashing bright purple and yellow hues litter the internet, perpetuating the idea that these animals are constantly putting on a show in the wild.
Flamboyant cuttlefish save their bright patterns for flirting, fighting and fleeing | Helen Thompson | September 1, 2020 | Science NewsThe hue indicates that it burns without soot, suggesting that such flames could be useful in cleaning up oil spills or for more environmentally friendly power generation.
Four types of flames join forces to make this eerie ‘blue whirl’ | Emily Conover | August 12, 2020 | Science NewsScientists have resurrected a purple-blue hue that had been lost to time.
Ancient recipes helped scientists resurrect a long-lost blue hue | Carolyn Wilke | May 26, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThey’ve also mapped out the molecule that produces its blue hue.
Ancient recipes helped scientists resurrect a long-lost blue hue | Carolyn Wilke | May 26, 2020 | Science News For StudentsBecause each hue has a slightly different wavelength, each refracts a different amount.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins | Matthew Cappucci | May 1, 2020 | Science News For Students
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.
Tangled Up in Blue: Young Stars and Their Blue Rinses | Erin Cunningham | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was a madcap game, the ball hurtling from end to end, chased by tired legs of every hue.
Stars and Stripes 2, Black Stars 1: Team USA Takes a Win From Ghana | Tunku Varadarajan | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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 Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe wind-blown rain-makers lost their leaden hue and became a soft pearl-gray, all fleecy white around the edges.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe question is, do these words of hue de Rotelande throw any light upon this disputed point?
The Three Days' Tournament | Jessie L. WestonShe watched the colour fade from his cheeks, and the ugly, livid hue that spread in its room to his very lips.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniTheir colour is generally of a cinereous hue, but a few were noticed that were variegated black and white.
British Dictionary definitions for hue (1 of 2)
/ (hjuː) /
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
Origin of hue
1British Dictionary definitions for Hué (2 of 2)
/ (French ɥe) /
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
Scientific definitions for 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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