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Synonyms
hue (hyōō)

[Middle English, color, form, from Old English hīw, hēo.]

noun 

  1. The property of colors by which they can be perceived as ranging from red through yellow, green, and blue, as determined by the dominant wavelength of the light.
  2. A particular gradation of color; a shade or tint.
  3. Color: all the hues of the rainbow.
  4. Appearance; aspect: a man of somber hue.
Hue (hyōō-ā́, hwā)

 

A city of central Vietnam near the South China Sea northwest of Da Nang. An ancient Annamese city probably dating from the third century a.d., it was nearly destroyed during heavy fighting in the Vietnam War but has since been rebuilt.