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hue
1[ hyooor, often, 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.
Hué
3[ hwey ]
noun
- a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
Hué
1/ 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)
hue
2/ 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
hue
/ hyo̅o̅ /
- 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
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- hueless adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hue1
First recorded before 900; Middle English hewe, Old English hīw “appearance, color, form”; cognate with Old Norse hȳ “bird's down,” Swedish hy “complexion, skin,” Gothic hiwi “appearance, form”; akin to Old English hār “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 hīw beauty; related to Old Norse hӯ fine hair, Gothic hiwi form
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