Associations to the word «Hue»

Wiktionary

HUE, noun. (obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.
HUE, noun. A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
HUE, noun. The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
HUE, noun. (figuratively) A character; aspect.
HUE, noun. (obsolete) A shout or cry.
HUE, proper noun. A notable port city in central Vietnam
HUE, proper noun. A Vietnamese province named after its above capital
HUE AND CRY, noun. (historical) The public pursuit of a criminal, accompanied by shouts to warn others to give chase.
HUE AND CRY, noun. (by extension) A loud and persistent public clamour, especially one associated with protest or the making of some demand.

Dictionary definition

HUE, noun. The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
HUE, verb. Take on color or become colored; "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey".
HUE, verb. Suffuse with color.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley