HUE

hue, chromaticity

(noun) the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

imbue, hue

(verb) suffuse with color

hue

(verb) take on color or become colored; “In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

hue (countable and uncountable, plural hues)

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

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

(figuratively) A character; aspect.

(obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.

Etymology 2

Noun

hue (plural hues)

(obsolete) A shout or cry.

Anagrams

• HEU

Proper noun

Hue

A port city in central Vietnam.

A Vietnamese province with that city as its capital.

Anagrams

• HEU

Source: Wiktionary


Hue, n. Etym: [OE. hew, heow, color, shape, form, AS. hiw, heow; akin to Sw. hy skin, complexion, Goth. hiwi form, appearance.]

1. Color or shade of color; tint; dye. "Flowers of all hue." Milton. Hues of the rich unfolding morn. Keble.

2. (Painting)

Definition: A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others.

Hue, n. Etym: [OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu an exclamation.]

Definition: A shouting or vociferation. Hue and cry (Law), a loud outcry with which felons were anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged to take up, joining in the pursuit till the malefactor was taken; in later usage, a written proclamation issued on the escape of a felon from prison, requiring all persons to aid in retaking him. Burrill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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