hue
English
/hjuː/, /hju/, /hjʉː/
noun
Definitions
- A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
- The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
- (figuratively) A character; aspect.
- (obsolete) Form; appearance; guise.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hewe inherited from Old English hīew inherited from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (appearance, shape, blee, form, mildew, hue) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kew- (complexion, skin).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kew-
Gloss
complexion, skin
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
皮, 膚, 肌
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- behue English
- hewe English
- hued English
- hueful English
- huefully English
- hueing English
- hueless English
- huelessness English
- huer English
- huesome English
- multihued English
- unhued English
- haarahius Finnish
- harmaahiuksinen Finnish
- hiuksenhalkoja Finnish
- hiuksenhalkominen Finnish
- hiuksenhieno Finnish
- hiukseton Finnish
- hius Finnish
- hiusala Finnish
- hiusgeeli Finnish
- hiushalkeama Finnish
- hiusharja Finnish
- hiusheinä Finnish
- hiushoide Finnish
- hiushuokoinen Finnish
- hiushygrometri Finnish
- hiusjuuri Finnish
- hiuskarva Finnish
- hiuskiehkura Finnish
- hiuskiinne Finnish
- hiuskoriste Finnish
- hiuskoru Finnish
- hiuskuontalo Finnish
- hiuslaite Finnish
- hiuslakka Finnish
- hiuslaskos Finnish
- hiuslenkki Finnish
- hiuslinja Finnish
- hiuslisäke Finnish
- hiusmarto Finnish
- hiusmeduusa Finnish
- hiusmuoti Finnish
- hiusmuotoilija Finnish
- hiusmuotoilu Finnish
- hiusmurtuma Finnish
- hiusnauha Finnish
- hiusneula Finnish
- hiuspalmikko Finnish
- hiuspanta Finnish
- hiuspidike Finnish
- hiuspilli Finnish
- hiuspinni Finnish
- hiuspohja Finnish
- hiusputki Finnish
- hiuspuuteri Finnish
- hiusraja Finnish
- hiusravinne Finnish
- hiusristikko Finnish
- hiussairaus Finnish
- hiussaniainen Finnish
- hiussolki Finnish
- hiussuoja Finnish
- hiussuoni Finnish
- hiussuortuva Finnish
- hiussykerö Finnish
- hiusten halkominen Finnish
- hiustenhalkaisu Finnish
- hiustenhalkoja Finnish
- hiustenhalkominen Finnish
- hiustenhoito Finnish
- hiustenhoitoaine Finnish
- hiustenkasvu Finnish
- hiustenkiharrin Finnish
- hiustenleikkaus Finnish
- hiustenleikkuu Finnish
- hiustenlähtö Finnish
- hiustenpesu Finnish
- hiustenpesuaine Finnish
- hiustukko Finnish
- hiustukku Finnish
- hiustuppi Finnish
- hiustupsu Finnish
- hiustähti Finnish
- hiustöyhtö Finnish
- hiusverisuoni Finnish
- hiusverkko Finnish
- hiusvesi Finnish
- hiusviiva Finnish
- hiusvoide Finnish
- hiusväri Finnish
- hiusöljy Finnish
- hopeahiuksinen Finnish
- irtohiukset Finnish
- kähärähiuksinen Finnish
- lyhythiuksinen Finnish
- neidonhiuspuu Finnish
- neidonhiussaniainen Finnish
- ohimohius Finnish
- otsahius Finnish
- pitkähiuksinen Finnish
- suorahiuksinen Finnish
- tukihiukset Finnish
- tummahiuksinen Finnish
- vaaleahiuksinen Finnish
- *kew- Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱeh₁wós Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European
- *hiwją Proto-Germanic
- hy Swedish
- hiw Old English
- hīew Old English
- hīwa Old English
- छवि Sanskrit
- श्याव Sanskrit
- hewe Middle English
- ceo Irish
- ceoch Irish
- toitcheo Irish
- hý Old Norse
- hykle Danish
- hykler Danish
- hykleri Danish
- छवि Hindi
- ceó Old Irish
- thinjë Albanian
- 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 Gothic
- *hibus Proto-Finnic
- *hipjä Proto-Finnic
- hüchelen Middle Low German
- *śyaHwás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- ছবি Bengali
- *ϑīniā Proto-Albanian
- شا Khowar