WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hue1 /hyu/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a gradation or shade of a color;
tint:pale hues. - color:all the hues of the rainbow.
hue1
(hyo̅o̅ or, often, yo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
hue′less, adj.
hue2 (hyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
Hué (hwā),USA pronunciation n.
- a gradation or variety of a color;
tint:pale hues. - Opticsthe property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.
- color:all the hues of the rainbow.
- form or appearance.
- 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)
hue2 (hyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- Place Namesa seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam. 200,000.