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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhjuː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/hju/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hyo̅o̅ or, often for color, yo̅o̅)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hue1 /hyu/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a gradation or shade of a color;
    tint:pale hues.
  2. color:all the hues of the rainbow.
hued, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hue1  (hyo̅o̅ or, often, yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a gradation or variety of a color;
    tint:pale hues.
  2. Opticsthe property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.
  3. color:all the hues of the rainbow.
  4. form or appearance.
  5. complexion.
  • bef. 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)
hue′less, adj. 

hue2  (hyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. outcry, as of pursuers;
    clamor.
  • Middle French: a hoot, outcry (whence huer to hoot, cry out)
  • Middle English hu(e) 1200–50

Hué  (hwā),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam. 200,000.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hue /hjuː/ n
  1. the attribute of colour that enables an observer to classify it as red, green, blue, purple, etc, and excludes white, black, and shades of grey
    See also colour
  2. a shade of a colour
  3. aspect; complexion: a different hue on matters
Etymology: Old English hīw beauty; related to Old Norse hӯ fine hair, Gothic hiwi form
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hué /French: ɥe/ n
  1. a port in central Vietnam, on the delta of the Hué River near the South China Sea: former capital of the kingdom of Annam, of French Indochina (1883–1946), and of Central Vietnam (1946–54). Pop: 377 000 (2005 est)
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Collocations: change the [TV's, monitor's] hue, adjust the (TV's) hue, has a [red, blue, purple] hue, more...

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