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- [hwey]
- /ʰweɪ/
- /hjuː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hwey]
- /ʰweɪ/
Definitions of hue word
- noun hue a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam. 1
- noun hue A color or shade. 1
- noun hue colour 1
- noun hue complexion, aspect 1
- noun plural hue shades of colour 1
- noun Definition of hue in Technology (graphics) (Or "tint") The coordinate in the HSB colour model that determines the frequency of light or the position in the spectrum or the relative amounts of red, green and blue. Hue corresponds to the common definition of colour, e.g. "red", "orange", "violet" etc. The other coordinates are saturation and brightness. 1
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Origin of hue
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 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)
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Parts of speech for Hue
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hue popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hue usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hue
noun hue
- tinge — to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint.
- tint — a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tone — (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
- complexion — When you refer to someone's complexion, you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face.
- tincture — Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
Antonyms for hue
noun hue
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
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