Definitions for huéʰweɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

huehyu(n.)

  1. a gradation or variety of a color; tint:

    pale hues.

  2. the property of light by which the color of an object is classified as red, blue, green, or yellow in reference to the spectrum.

    Category: Optics

  3. color:

    all the hues of the rainbow.

  4. form or appearance.

  5. Ref: complexion (def. 1). 2 1

Origin of hue:

bef. 900; ME hewe, OE hīw form, appearance, color; c. ON bird's down, Sw hy skin, complexion, Go hiwi form, appearance; akin to OE hār gray

Huéʰweɪ(n.)

  1. a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam. 260,489.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hue, chromaticity(verb)

    the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

  2. hue(verb)

    take on color or become colored

    "In highlights it hued to a dull silver-grey"

  3. imbue, hue(verb)

    suffuse with color

Wiktionary

  1. Hue(ProperNoun)

    A notable port city in central Vietnam

    Hue is the capital of Vietnam's North Central Coast economic region

  2. Hue(ProperNoun)

    A Vietnamese province named after its above capital

  3. Origin: From hu, a hunting cry

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hue(noun)

    color or shade of color; tint; dye

  2. Hue(noun)

    a predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a primary color modified by combination with others

  3. Hue(noun)

    a shouting or vociferation

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Hué

    capital of the French protectorate Annam, on the Hué, 10 m. above its mouth, is strongly fortified with walls and a citadel.


Translations for hué

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

hue(noun)

colour

flowers of many hues.

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