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
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
As mourning time progressed and the emotional strain began to subside, the black hues began to lighten.
Growing American operations on the ground paint a different picture—one with Iranian hues.
America Has an Unannounced ISIS Strategy, And It Involves Iran | Jacob Siegel | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBarack Obama, his face shaded in patriotic hues, captioned “HOPE.”
The green hues are cascading across the sky like glowing curtains.
It was Gurung's use of warm hues that provided a refreshing breath of air amid the mostly monochromatic palette thus far.
Fashion Week Dispatch: Prabal Gurung, Altuzarra, Alexander Wang | Erin Cunningham | February 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
She loved to sit alone at her chamber window in the evening of a summer's day, to gaze upon the gorgeous hues of sunset.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottBut the Wizard of the North touched Scotia's rough hills with the rosy hues of his romance.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyBut the foreigners' brushes, and their little tubes of ill-smelling gum colored with dead hues!
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaWhile everywhere were electric lights and roses, matching one against the other their brilliant hues.
The Sunbridge Girls at Six Star Ranch | Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) PorterIt was made of various colors, dark naturally for the lower classes, white for formal occasions, but also of brighter hues.
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone Johnston
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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