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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hue1 /hyu/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a gradation or shade of a color;
tint:pale hues. - color:all the hues of the rainbow.
hued, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hue1 (hyo̅o̅ or, often, yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - a gradation or variety of a color;
tint:pale hues. - Opticsthe 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.
- complexion.
- bef. 900; Middle English hewe, Old English hīw form, appearance, color; cognate with Old Norse hȳ bird's down, Swedish hy skin, complexion, Gothic hiwi form, appearance; akin to Old English hār gray (see hoar)
hue′less, adj. hue2 (hyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - outcry, as of pursuers;
clamor.
- Middle French: a hoot, outcry (whence huer to hoot, cry out)
- Middle English hu(e) 1200–50
Hué (hwā),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam. 200,000.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Hué /French: ɥe/ n - 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 Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: hue /hjuː/ n - 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
- a shade of a colour
- aspect; complexion: a different hue on matters
Etymology: Old English hīw beauty; related to Old Norse hӯ fine hair, Gothic hiwi form |