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hues

hue
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hyoo or, often, yoo]
    • /hyu or, often, yu/
    • /hjuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hyoo or, often, yoo]
    • /hyu or, often, yu/

Definitions of hues word

  • noun hues a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam. 1
  • noun hues Plural form of hue. 1

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Origin of hues

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 Hues

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hues popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".

hues usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hues

noun hues

  • colors — the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
  • tints — a color or a variety of a color; hue.
  • shades — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
  • complexions — Plural form of complexion.
  • aspects — Plural form of aspect.

Antonyms for hues

noun hues

  • whites — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.

Top questions with hues

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