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   Hue

   /(h)yo͞o/

   

   noun

   • 1. a color or shade: "verdigris is greenish-yellow in hue" Similar colortoneshadetinttingecasttincture
   • ▪ the attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength and independent of intensity or lightness.
   • ▪ character or aspect: "men of all political hues submerged their feuds" Similar complexiontypekindsortcastlightstampnuanceaspectcharacternature

   Word Origin Old Englishhīw, hēow (also ‘form, appearance’, obsolete except in Scots), of Germanic origin; related to Swedish hy ‘skin, complexion’. The sense ‘color, shade’ dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hueless adjective

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   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.

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   Definition of hue noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › hueHUE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] literary uk / hjuː / us. Add to word list Add to word list. a colour. (Definition of hue from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hue. in Chinese (Traditional) 顏色, 顏色，色彩，色調, 種類… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 颜色, 颜色，色彩，色调, 种类… See more. in Spanish. color, tono, tendencia… See more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryHUE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · noun. 1. Obsolete. general appearance; aspect. 2. color; esp., the distinctive characteristics of a given color that enable it to be assigned a position in the spectrum. 3. a particular shade or tint of a given color. SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcolor. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

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   hue (literary or technical) a color or a particular shade of a color: His face took on an unhealthy, whitish hue. tint a shade or small amount of a particular color; a faint color covering a surface: green leaves with red and gold tints; tinge a small amount of a color: Her hair is brown with just a tinge of red. tint or tinge?

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › huehue | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   Definition of hue – Learner’s Dictionary. hue. noun [ C ] literary uk / hjuː / us. a colour. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence. (Definition of hue from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hue.

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   hue meaning, definition, what is hue: a colour or type of colour: Learn more.