I. ˈhyü noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English hewe appearance, shape, kind, color, from Old English hīw, hīew; akin to Old Norse hȳ fine hair, down, Gothic hiwi form, appearance, Old English hār hoary — more at hoar
1. : shape , complexion , aspect
a ghost town in modern hue — Springfield (Massachusetts) Union
songs … of a sad and somber hue — William Black
political parties of every hue — Louis Wasserman
2.
a. : color 1 ; especially : gradation of color
the work of an inspired painter can reveal to us the hues and shades of twilight — Colin Clark
b. : the attribute of colors that permits them to be classed as red, yellow, green, blue, or an intermediate between any contiguous pair of these — used in psychology; see color 1b
c. : hue in the Munsell color system — used in psychophysics; see the Color Charts explanation at color
Synonyms: see color
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English hewen to form, fashion, color, from Old English hīwian, from hīw, n.
transitive verb
: tinge
hued their sight with rainbow beauty — Peggy Bennett
intransitive verb
: to take on color : become colored
in highlights it hued to dull silver gray — William Beebe
III. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English huwen, from Old French huer to shout, hoot, from hu, interjection used especially to apprise of danger
intransitive verb
now dialect : to make outcry : shout
transitive verb
obsolete : to shout at : drive with shouts
IV. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English hew, hu, from Old French hue, outcry, noise, from huer
: shout , outcry