hue
hue Lexical Profile
hue Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A color or shade, or the attribute of a color by virtue of which it is discernible as red, green, blue, etc.
"The autumn leaves displayed a vibrant array of golden and crimson hues."
A character, aspect, or ideological complexion of a group, belief, or opinion.
"Politicians of every ideological hue attended the bipartisan summit."
A loud clamor or public outcry, historically raised in the pursuit of a suspected criminal and now used almost exclusively in the phrase 'hue and cry'.
"The sudden cancellation of the festival raised a great hue and cry among ticket holders."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'hue' (a color or shade) with its homophone 'hew' (to chop or cut with an axe). The unrelated sense meaning a loud outcry survives almost exclusively in the fixed idiom 'hue and cry'.
• Rhymes for hue
Word Origin & Etymology
The color sense derives from Old English 'hiw', meaning appearance, form, or complexion, from Proto-Germanic '*hiwja-'. The outcry sense in 'hue and cry' comes separately from Old French 'hu' (an outcry or shout), of imitative origin.