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The definition of a hue is the shade or tint of a color.

(noun)

An example of hue is aqua blue.

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noun

Obsolete general appearance; aspect
color; esp., the distinctive characteristics of a given color that enable it to be assigned a position in the spectrum
a particular shade or tint of a given color

Origin: ME hewe < OE heow, akin to Goth hiwi, appearance, form < IE *i-wo < base *ei-, (dark-)colored > OE hæwen, blue, har, hoar

noun

a shouting; outcry

Origin: ME hu < OFr, a warning interj.

city in central Vietnam, on the South China Sea: pop. 211,000

See hue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
A particular gradation of color; a shade or tint.
Color: all the hues of the rainbow.
Appearance; aspect: a man of somber hue.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, color, form

Origin: , from Old English hīw, hēo

A city of central Vietnam near the South China Sea northwest of Da Nang. An ancient Annamese city probably dating from the third century A.D., it was nearly destroyed during heavy fighting in the Vietnam War but has since been rebuilt. Population: 287,000.

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