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Definition hue

Etymology 1

From Middle English hewe, from Old English h?ew, h?w (“appearance, form, species, kind; apparition; hue, color; beauty; figure of speech”), from Proto-Germanic *hiwj? (“hue, form, shape, appearance; mildew”), from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *?ew- (“skin, colour of the skin”) or Proto-Indo-European *?ey- (“grey, dark shade”). Cognate with Swedish hy (“complexion, skin”), Norwegian hy (“fluff, mold, skin”), Icelandic hégómi (“vanity”), Gothic ???? (hiwi, “form, show, appearance”). Compare also Sanskrit ??? (chavi, “cuticle, skin, hide; beauty, splendour”); Irish ceo (“fog”), Tocharian B kwele (“black, dark grey”), Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”), Albanian thinjë (“grey”), Sanskrit ????? (?y?vá, “brown”).

Noun

hue (countable and uncountable, plural hues)

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) A character; aspect.
4. (obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.

Etymology 2

From Old French hu, a hunting cry.

Noun

hue (plural hues)

1. (obsolete) A shout or cry.

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