hue

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.4 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Noun 2.1.1.1 Inflection 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Verb 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Interjection 3.2.1 Antonyms 3.3 Verb form 3.4 Anagrams 4 Hawaiian 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 5 Maori 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Norwegian 6.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /hju/
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• Rhymes: -uː

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old English hīew, hiw

[edit] Noun

hue (plural hues)

1. A color or shade of color; tint; dye.
   • Mary W. Shelley

     livid with the hue of death

2. The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.

   In digital arts, HSV color uses hue together with saturation and value.

3. (figuratively) A character; aspect.

[edit] Derived terms

• hued

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French hu, a hunting cry

[edit] Noun

hue (plural hues)

1. (obsolete) A shout or cry.

[edit] Derived terms

• hue and cry

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ehu
• HEU

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse húfa.

[edit] Noun

hue c. (singular definite huen, plural indefinite huer)

1. A cap

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse huga (“‘think’”)

[edit] Verb

hue (imperative hu, infinitive at hue, present tense huer, past tense huede, past participle har huet)

1. in?(transitive) To please

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

onomatopoeia, compare Dutch ju

[edit] Interjection

hue!

1. yah!, cry to make (a) working animal(s) etc. advance or turn right

[edit] Antonyms

• dia!

[edit] Verb form

hue

1. imperative and singular present imperfect forms of huer

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ehu
• euh

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[edit] Hawaiian

[edit] Etymology

Common Polynesian

[edit] Noun

hue

1. A gourd

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[edit] Maori

[edit] Etymology

Common Polynesian

[edit] Noun

hue

1. A gourd (plant)

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Noun

hue

1. A cap
2. (dialectal) (metonymy) A head