HUE


Meaning of HUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhyü ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English hewe, from Old English hīw; akin to Old Norse hȳ plant down, Gothic hiwi form

Date: before 12th century

1. : complexion , aspect

political parties of every hue — Louis Wasserman

2.

a. : color

b. : gradation of color

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 — compare brightness 2, lightness 2, saturation 4

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.