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   hue

   /hjuː/

   noun

   • 1. a colour or shade: "the water is the deepest hue of aquamarine" Similar colourtoneshadetinttingecasttincture
   • ▪ the attribute of a colour 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 ‘colour, shade’ dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hueless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HUE definition: 1. (a degree of lightness, darkness, strength, etc. of) a colour: 2. a different type or group…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hueHue Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of HUE is overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion, aspect. How to use hue in a sentence. overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion, aspect; color; gradation of color…

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hueHUE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Hue definition: a gradation or variety of a color; tint. See examples of HUE used in a sentence.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HueHue - Wikipedia

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   In color theory, hue is one of the main properties (called color appearance parameters) of a color, defined technically in the CIECAM02 model as "the degree to which a stimulus can be described as similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet ," [1] within certain theories of color vision .

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hueHue - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The noun hue means both a color and a shade of a color. Green is a hue, and turquoise is a hue of both green and blue.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Jun 17, 2024 · Definition of 'hue' Word Frequency. hue. (hjuː ) Word forms: plural hues. 1. countable noun. A hue is a colour. [literary] The same hue will look different in different light. ...a selection of tops in natural hues and fibres. Synonyms: colour, tone, shade, dye More Synonyms of hue. 2. See hue and cry. More Synonyms of hue.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHUE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   HUE meaning: 1. (a degree of lightness, darkness, strength, etc. of) a colour: 2. a different type or group…. Learn more.