hue

n.

1. The property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, and blue, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light.
2. A particular gradation of color; a shade or tint.
3. Color: all the hues of the rainbow.
4. Appearance; aspect: a man of somber hue.

[Middle English, color, form, from Old English hīw, hēo.]

The dominant wavelength of a color. Also known as "chromaticity." A color system (color space, color model) measures color by hue, saturation and luminance. The hue is the predominant color, the saturation is the color intensity (from white to pure color), and the luminance is the brightness (from light to dark). See color space, HSB, HSL and CIE Lab.

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Color. Red, blue, and green are the primary hues that, in varying proportions, produce all the colors we see. Variations on these primary colors plus black are the basis for four-color process printing that is able to duplicate all the colors of an image with only three colors of ink.

noun

1. The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size: color, shade, tint, tone. See colors/colorless.
2. The degree of vividness of a color, as when modified by the addition of black or white pigment: gradation, shade, tinge, tint. See colors/colorless.
3. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation: cast, tinge, tint, tone. See colors/colorless.

IN BRIEF: A color or a shade of a color.

My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue, an everlasting vision of the ever-changing view. — Carole King

Tutor's tip: The "ewe" (a female sheep) said "whew" (sound of dismay or relief) when she saw the "hue" (a color or tint) of the farmer's face as he started to "hew" (to chop/shape) the wood of a large "yew" (an evergreen tree). What would "you" have said?

Dansk (Danish)
n. - farve, lød

idioms:

• hue and cry    ramaskrig, anskrig, efterlysning

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleurschakering, tint

Français (French)
n. - nuance (littér), couleur, teinte, (fig) tendance (politique), caractère

idioms:

• hue and cry    tollé, crier haro sur qch

Deutsch (German)
n. - Farbton, Schattierung

idioms:

• hue and cry    lautes Geschrei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απόχρωση, χροιά, χρωματικός τόνος

idioms:

• hue and cry    γενική κατακραυγή

Italiano (Italian)
sfumatura, tinta

idioms:

• hue and cry    grido d'allarme

Português (Portuguese)
n. - matiz (m), clamor (m)

idioms:

• hue and cry    pedir justiça (Jur.)

Русский (Russian)
оттенок, окрашивать, кричать

idioms:

• hue and cry    возгласы "фержи, лови!", громко протестовать

Español (Spanish)
n. - matiz, tonalidad, tinte, vocerío

idioms:

• hue and cry    protesta clamorosa, grito de indignación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - färg, nyans, schattering (bildl.), utseende (poet.), prägel, aspekt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
色调, 颜色, 样子

idioms:

• hue and cry    大声抗议

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 色調, 顏色, 樣子

idioms:

• hue and cry    大聲抗議

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 빛깔, 특색, 외형

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 色, 色合い

idioms:

• hue and cry    叫喚追跡, 罪人逮捕布告, 抗議の叫び, 大騒ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شكل, مظهر, لون وبخاصه تدرج اللون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צבע, גוון‬

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