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hue

/hju/

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What does hue mean?

noun

  1. A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
  2. The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
  3. (figuratively) Character; aspect.
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proper noun

  1. A port city in central Vietnam.
  2. A Vietnamese province with that city as its capital.

noun

  1. (obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.
  2. (obsolete) A shout or cry.

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IPA pronunciation

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By the time he had walked three or four miles, every shape on the landscape had assumed a uniform hue of blackness.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
The eyes, staring at the youth, had changed to the dull hue to be seen on the side of a dead fish.
Stephen CraneThe Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil WarProject Gutenberg ebook #73
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Green River is a small rocky stream with picturesque banks, and derives its name from the beautiful pale-green hue of its waters.
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326
'The colouring of political friends, which concealed his vices, or rather which gave them a false hue, has long since faded away.
Andrew SteinmetzThe Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims. Volume 1 (of 2)Project Gutenberg ebook #466
The frog skin was soft, pliable, and of a reddish hue, while the human white skin was firm and rapidly becoming pigmented.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747