hue

Everyday

1. A colour or shade of a colour. tree →
2. (formal) A kind or type, as in «people of every political hue». tree →
3. «hue and cry» — a loud noisy protest (old phrase). tree →

In the lessons

In art lessons pupils mix paints to get different hues. In science, the colours of the rainbow are hues. In stories it is a rich way of saying colour: «the golden hue of sunset». Phrases: a reddish hue, every hue.

Examples

• The sky turned a pink hue at sunset. tree →
• Mix blue and yellow to get a green hue. tree →
• The leaves change hue in autumn. tree →
• The rainbow has seven main hues. tree →
• Her cheeks took on a rosy hue. tree →
• There was a great hue and cry when the park was closed. tree →
• The woods glow with hues of red and gold and brown. tree →

Note

Countable. Homophone: «hew» (to chop) and «Hugh» (a name) sound the same. More formal than «colour»; in everyday talk say «colour» or «shade».