hue

hue  (hy)

n.

1. The property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, and blue, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light. See Table at color.

2. A particular gradation of color; a shade or tint.

3. Color: all the hues of the rainbow.

4. Appearance; aspect: a man of somber hue.

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[Middle English, color, form, from Old English hw, ho.]

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hue

Noun

1. the feature of colour that enables an observer to classify it as red, blue, etc.

2. a shade of a colour [Old English hīw beauty]

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hue  (hy)

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 saturationvalue

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hue - the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength chromaticity color property - an attribute of color
Verb	1.	hue - take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" pigment - acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
	2.	hue - suffuse with color imbue color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize, colour - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

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hue

noun 1. colour, tone, shade, dye, tint, tinge, tincture

noun 2. aspect, light, cast, complexion

Translations

hue [hjuː] n → color m; matiz m;

hue and cry n → protesta

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hue [hjuː] n → teinte f, nuance f;

hue and cry n → tollé (général), clameur f

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hue [hjuː] n → Farbton m

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hue [hjuː] n → tinta;

hue and cry n → clamore m