hue

hue

noun \ˈhyü\

Definition of HUE

1

: complexion, aspect <political parties of every hue — Louis Wasserman>

2

a : color b : gradation of color c : the attribute of colors that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these colors — compare brightness 2, lightness 2, saturation 4

Examples of HUE

1. We decorated the room in hues of blue and green.
2. <suggested she wear brighter hues to complement her skin tone>

Origin of HUE

Middle English hewe, from Old English hīw; akin to Old Norse hȳ plant down, Gothic hiwi form

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to HUE

Synonyms: cast, color, shade, tincture, tinge, tint, tone

Related Words: overtone, undertone; primary color, secondary color, tertiary color; brightness, chroma, chromaticity, contrast, lightness, saturation, value; coloration, coloring, colorway, pigmentation

Near Antonyms: achromatism

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Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with HUE

blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, new, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo