1
: overall character or appearance to the mind : complexion, aspect
political parties of every hue—
Louis Wasserman
Louis Wasserman2
a
: color
all the hues of the rainbow
b
: gradation of color
the hues and shades of twilight—Colin Clark
Colin Clark
c
: the attribute of colors that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these colors
red with an orange hue
compare brightness sense 2, lightness sense 2a, saturation sense 4
Examples of hue in a Sentence
We decorated the room in hues of blue and green.
decorated the room in hues of blue and green
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The black hue is soft matte but still juicy-looking, coating lashes from root to tip like a dream.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Feb. 2025
Lilah Ramzi, editor and contributor, famously only wears one hue—a Gucci red she’s waxed poetic about on numerous occasions.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Color night vision was also sharp, but the hues were slightly washed out.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
The bricks in Toulouse have a unique, soft-reddish hue that casts a terra-cotta glow on everything around them.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Feb. 2025
Lilah Ramzi, editor and contributor, famously only wears one hue—a Gucci red she’s waxed poetic about on numerous occasions.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
Color night vision was also sharp, but the hues were slightly washed out.
—PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
The bricks in Toulouse have a unique, soft-reddish hue that casts a terra-cotta glow on everything around them.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Hue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hue. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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hue
noun1
2
: a particular variety of a color : shade
3
: an aspect of colors that allows them to be identified as red, yellow, green, blue, or something between any two of these colors
Medical Definition
hue
noun
: the one of the three psychological dimensions of color perception that permits them to be classified as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these colors and that is correlated with the wavelength or the combination of wavelengths comprising the stimulus compare brightness, saturation sense 4a
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