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   hue

   /hjuː/

   noun

   • 1. a colour or shade: "the water is the deepest hue of aquamarine" Similar colourtoneshadetinttingecasttincture
   • ▪ the attribute of a colour by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, etc., and which is dependent on its dominant wavelength and independent of intensity or lightness.
   • ▪ character or aspect: "men of all political hues submerged their feuds" Similar complexiontypekindsortcastlightstampnuanceaspectcharacternature

   Word Origin Old Englishhīw, hēow (also ‘form, appearance’, obsolete except in Scots), of Germanic origin; related to Swedish hy ‘skin, complexion’. The sense ‘colour, shade’ dates from the mid 19th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hueless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • H

     4

   • U

     1

   • E

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