Hue

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
  • n. A particular gradation of color; a shade or tint.
  • n. Color: all the hues of the rainbow.
  • n. Appearance; aspect: a man of somber hue.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A shout or cry.
  • n. Form; appearance; guise.
  • n. A color, or shade of color, blee; tint; dye.
  • n. The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
  • n. A character; aspect, blee.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Color or shade of color; tint; dye.
  • n. A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.
  • n. A shouting or vociferation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Form; appearance; guise.
  • n. Color; specifically and technically, distinctive quality of color in an object or on a surface; the respect in which red, yellow, green, blue, etc., differ one from another; that in which colors of equal luminosity and chroma may differ.
  • n. In painting, a compound color in which one of the primaries predominates, as the various grays, which are composed of the three primary colors in unequal proportion.
  • n. A cry; a shout; loud shouting of many voices, as in pursuit of game or of a fugitive: now used only in the phrase hue and cry.
  • n. In English practice, a written proclamation issued on the escape of a felon from prison, requiring officers and all other people to assist in retaking him. A general outcry or alarm; a great stir or clamor made about any matter.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. take on color or become colored
  • v. suffuse with color
  • n. the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    colour    colourize    colorise    color    color in    colorize    colour in    colourise    color property   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    hue and cry    hued   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tint    dye    cast    tone    blee    complexion   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baku    Blue    Cebu    Chengdu    Chou    Chu    Crewe    Drew    Ewe    Few   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tint    color    shade    glow    complexion    haze    radiance    mist    bloom    sheen