hue

Noun · Verb
US[hyoo]/hju/1 syllable
Synonyms: chromaticityimbue

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)hues

  1. the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelengthSynonyms: chromaticityType of color propertyAttribute of chromatic, achromatic

Verb (2)hues, hued

  1. take on color or become colored“In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey”More general change, alterMore specific pigment
  2. suffuse with colorSynonyms: imbueMore general color, colorize

Related words chromatic adjective, chromaticity noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Hue noun

Origin: 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.” John Milton

Hues of the rich unfolding morn.— John Keble

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

Hue noun

Origin: OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu an exclamation.

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. Alexander Mansfield. Burrill

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

hue tint

<graphics> (Or "tint") The coordinate in the HSB colour model that determines the frequency of light or the position in the spectrum or the relative amounts of red, green and blue. Hue corresponds to the common definition of colour, e.g. "red", "orange", "violet" etc. The other coordinates are saturation and brightness.

(1999-07-05)

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