"hue" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hjuː/ [Canada, UK], [çu̟ː] [Canada, UK], /hju/ [US], [çu] [US], /ju/ [US], /hjʉː/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], [çʉː] [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /hɪu̯/ (note: Wales, Ottawa Valley) Audio: en-us-hue.ogg [US] Forms: hues [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Middle English hewe, from Old English hīew (“appearance, form, species, kind; apparition; hue, color; beauty; figure of speech”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiwi, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“hue, form, shape, appearance; mildew”), from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (“skin, colour of the skin”) or *ḱey- (“grey, dark shade”). Cognate with Swedish hy (“complexion, skin”), Norwegian hy (“fluff, mold, skin”), Icelandic hégómi (“vanity”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi, “form, show, appearance”). Compare also Sanskrit छवि (chavi, “cuticle, skin, hide; beauty, splendour”); Irish ceo (“fog”), Tocharian B kwele (“black, dark grey”), Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”), Albanian thinjë (“grey”), Sanskrit श्याव (śyāvá, “brown”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hewe}} Middle English hewe, {{inh|en|ang|hīew||appearance, form, species, kind; apparition; hue, color; beauty; figure of speech}} Old English hīew (“appearance, form, species, kind; apparition; hue, color; beauty; figure of speech”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hiwi}} Proto-West Germanic *hiwi, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hiwją|t=hue, form, shape, appearance; mildew}} Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“hue, form, shape, appearance; mildew”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kew-}} Proto-Indo-European *kew-, {{m|ine-pro|*ḱew-|t=skin, colour of the skin}} *ḱew- (“skin, colour of the skin”), {{m|ine-pro|*ḱey-||grey, dark shade}} *ḱey- (“grey, dark shade”), {{cog|sv|hy||complexion, skin}} Swedish hy (“complexion, skin”), {{cog|no|hy||fluff, mold, skin}} Norwegian hy (“fluff, mold, skin”), {{cog|is|hégómi|hégómi|vanity}} Icelandic hégómi (“vanity”), {{cog|got|𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹||form, show, appearance}} Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi, “form, show, appearance”), {{cog|sa|छवि||cuticle, skin, hide; beauty, splendour}} Sanskrit छवि (chavi, “cuticle, skin, hide; beauty, splendour”), {{cog|ga|ceo||fog}} Irish ceo (“fog”), {{cog|txb|kwele||black, dark grey}} Tocharian B kwele (“black, dark grey”), {{cog|lt|šývas||light grey}} Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”), {{cog|sq|thinjë||grey}} Albanian thinjë (“grey”), {{cog|sa|श्याव||brown|tr=śyāvá}} Sanskrit श्याव (śyāvá, “brown”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hue (countable and uncountable, plural hues)
  1. A color, or shade of color; tint; dye. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (color or shade of color; tint; dye): нюанс (njuans) [masculine] (Bulgarian), оттенък (ottenǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), matís [masculine] (Catalan), to [masculine] (Catalan), 色調 (Chinese Mandarin), 色调 (sèdiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 色彩 (sècǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), farve [common-gender] (Danish), skær [neuter] (Danish), kulør [common-gender] (Danish), schakering [feminine] (Dutch), kleurschakering [feminine] (Dutch), tint [feminine] (Dutch), kolornuanco (Esperanto), nuanco de koloro (Esperanto), väri (Finnish), sävy (Finnish), värisävy (Finnish), teinte [feminine] (French), tonalidade [feminine] (Galician), Farbton [masculine] (German), απόχρωση (apóchrosi) [feminine] (Greek), גוון (gaven) [masculine] (Hebrew), színárnyalat (Hungarian), árnyalat (Hungarian), litblær [masculine] (Icelandic), litur [masculine] (Icelandic), farfi [masculine] (Icelandic), colore [masculine] (Italian), tinta [feminine] (Italian), sfumatura [feminine] (Italian), tonalità [feminine] (Italian), colorazione [feminine] (Italian), ombreggiatura [feminine] (Italian), tratteggio [masculine] (Italian), 色彩 (shikisai) (alt: しきさい) (Japanese), 色調 (shikichō) (alt: しきちょう) (Japanese), color [masculine] (Latin), farve [neuter] (Norwegian), nyanse [masculine] (Norwegian), kulør [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kulør [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), tinta [feminine] (Occitan), tencha [feminine] (Occitan), tint [masculine] (Occitan), tench [masculine] (Occitan), matís [masculine] (Occitan), hīew [neuter] (Old English), فام (fâm) (Persian), odcień [masculine] (Polish), matiz [masculine] (Portuguese), tom [masculine] (Portuguese), tonalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), nuança [feminine] (Portuguese), nuance [feminine] (Portuguese), отте́нок (otténok) [masculine] (Russian), रङ्ग (raṅga) [masculine] (Sanskrit), color (note: of people) [masculine] (Spanish), tono [masculine] (Spanish), coloración [feminine] (Spanish), matiz (note: of object) [masculine] (Spanish), kulör färgnyans (Swedish), відті́нок (vidtínok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), gwawr [feminine] (Welsh), gne [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-hue-en-noun-EQpzDYpP Disambiguation of 'color or shade of color; tint; dye': 94 3 2 1
  2. The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color): matís [masculine] (Catalan), to [masculine] (Catalan), farvetone [common-gender] (Danish), väri (Finnish), отте́нок (otténok) [masculine] (Russian), matiz [masculine] (Spanish), tonalidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hue-en-noun-qCeYB2-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 65 9 4 8 Disambiguation of 'the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color': 5 83 5 7
  3. (figuratively) A character; aspect. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Translations (character; aspect): нюанс (njuans) [masculine] (Bulgarian), to [masculine] (Catalan), afskygning [common-gender] (Danish), aanblik (Dutch), voorkomen [neuter] (Dutch), vivahde (Finnish), häivähdys (Finnish), χροιά (chroiá) [feminine] (Greek), colorito [masculine] (Italian), matiz [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-hue-en-noun-gC6pdc6v Disambiguation of 'character; aspect': 2 4 80 14
  4. (obsolete) Form; appearance; guise. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-hue-en-noun-NFMHYIg1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hew [obsolete] Derived forms: hued
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /hjuː/ [Canada, UK], [çu̟ː] [Canada, UK], /hju/ [US], [çu] [US], /ju/ [US], /hjʉː/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], [çʉː] [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /hɪu̯/ (note: Wales, Ottawa Valley) Audio: en-us-hue.ogg [US] Forms: hues [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Old French hu or Old French heu, a hunting cry. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|hu}} Old French hu, {{der|en|fro|heu}} Old French heu Head templates: {{en-noun}} hue (plural hues)
  1. (obsolete) A shout or cry. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: hue and cry
    Sense id: en-hue-en-noun-IzBcZF0B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "छवि",
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      "expansion": "Irish ceo (“fog”)",
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        "2": "šývas",
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      "expansion": "Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”)",
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      "expansion": "Albanian thinjë (“grey”)",
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    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "brown",
        "tr": "śyāvá"
      },
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        "A color, or shade of color; tint; dye."
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "njuans",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "bg",
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          "roman": "ottenǎk",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "to"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "色調"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sèdiào",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "色调"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "sècǎi",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "色彩"
        },
        {
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "farve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "skær"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "kulør"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "schakering"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "kleurschakering"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tint"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "kolornuanco"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "nuanco de koloro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "väri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "sävy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "värisävy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "teinte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tonalidade"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Farbton"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apóchrosi",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "απόχρωση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gaven",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "גוון"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "színárnyalat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "árnyalat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "litblær"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "litur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "farfi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "colore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tinta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sfumatura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "tonalità"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "colorazione"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ombreggiatura"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tratteggio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "alt": "しきさい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shikisai",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "色彩"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "alt": "しきちょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shikichō",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "word": "色調"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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        {
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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        {
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "odcień"
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "94 3 2 1",
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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            "feminine"
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          "roman": "otténok",
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          "word": "отте́нок"
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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          "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
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          ],
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          "note": "of object",
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          "word": "matiz"
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "matiz"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
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            "feminine"
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          "word": "tonalidad"
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        "(figuratively) A character; aspect."
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "character; aspect",
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        },
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          "sense": "character; aspect",
          "word": "aanblik"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "character; aspect",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "character; aspect",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "character; aspect",
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        },
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "chroiá",
          "sense": "character; aspect",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "χροιά"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 80 14",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "character; aspect",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "colorito"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "2 4 80 14",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "character; aspect",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "matiz"
        }
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          "guise"
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        "(obsolete) Form; appearance; guise."
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        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
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        "Canada",
        "UK"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çu̟ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çu]",
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        "US"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ju/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hjʉː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çʉː]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪu̯/",
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      "rhymes": "-uː"
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      "homophone": "hew"
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      "ipa": "/hjʉː/",
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        "New-Zealand"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çʉː]",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "brown",
        "tr": "śyāvá"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit श्याव (śyāvá, “brown”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English hewe, from Old English hīew (“appearance, form, species, kind; apparition; hue, color; beauty; figure of speech”), from Proto-West Germanic *hiwi, from Proto-Germanic *hiwją (“hue, form, shape, appearance; mildew”), from Proto-Indo-European *kew-, *ḱew- (“skin, colour of the skin”) or *ḱey- (“grey, dark shade”). Cognate with Swedish hy (“complexion, skin”), Norwegian hy (“fluff, mold, skin”), Icelandic hégómi (“vanity”), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍅𐌹 (hiwi, “form, show, appearance”). Compare also Sanskrit छवि (chavi, “cuticle, skin, hide; beauty, splendour”); Irish ceo (“fog”), Tocharian B kwele (“black, dark grey”), Lithuanian šývas (“light grey”), Albanian thinjë (“grey”), Sanskrit श्याव (śyāvá, “brown”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hues",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "A color, or shade of color; tint; dye."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "color",
          "color"
        ],
        [
          "shade",
          "shade"
        ],
        [
          "tint",
          "tint"
        ],
        [
          "dye",
          "dye"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "In digital arts, HSV color uses hue together with saturation and value."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "light",
          "light"
        ],
        [
          "frequency",
          "frequency"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A character; aspect."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "character",
          "character"
        ],
        [
          "aspect",
          "aspect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) A character; aspect."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "figuratively",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Form; appearance; guise."
      ],
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        [
          "Form",
          "form"
        ],
        [
          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ],
        [
          "guise",
          "guise"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Form; appearance; guise."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/hjuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çu̟ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hju/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çu]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ju/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hjʉː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çʉː]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪu̯/",
      "note": "Wales, Ottawa Valley"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hew"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Hugh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Hiw"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-hue.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/En-us-hue.ogg/En-us-hue.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/En-us-hue.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "hew"
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "njuans",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нюанс"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ottenǎk",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "оттенък"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matís"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "to"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "色調"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sèdiào",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "色调"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sècǎi",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "色彩"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "farve"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "skær"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kulør"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "schakering"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kleurschakering"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tint"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "kolornuanco"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "nuanco de koloro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "väri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "sävy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "värisävy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teinte"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tonalidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Farbton"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apóchrosi",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "απόχρωση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gaven",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גוון"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "színárnyalat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "árnyalat"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "litblær"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "litur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "farfi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sfumatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tonalità"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "colorazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ombreggiatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sfumatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tratteggio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しきさい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shikisai",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "色彩"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しきちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shikichō",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "色調"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "color"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "farve"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nyanse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kulør"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kulør"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tinta"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tencha"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tint"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tench"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matís"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hīew"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "fâm",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "فام"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odcień"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tonalidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nuança"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nuance"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otténok",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отте́нок"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "raṅga",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "रङ्ग"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "of people",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "color"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tono"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coloración"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "note": "of object",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tono"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coloración"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "word": "kulör färgnyans"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidtínok",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "відті́нок"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gwawr"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "color or shade of color; tint; dye",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gne"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matís"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "to"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "farvetone"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
      "word": "väri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otténok",
      "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отте́нок"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matiz"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tonalidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "njuans",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нюанс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "to"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "afskygning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "word": "aanblik"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "voorkomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "word": "vivahde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "word": "häivähdys"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "chroiá",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "χροιά"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colorito"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "character; aspect",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "matiz"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Mental Floss",
    "Pocket (service)"
  ],
  "word": "hue"
}

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    "English countable nouns",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:English/uː",
    "Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hue and cry"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "hu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French hu",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "heu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French heu",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French hu or Old French heu, a hunting cry.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hues",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hue (plural hues)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A shout or cry."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shout",
          "shout"
        ],
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A shout or cry."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hjuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çu̟ː]",
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hju/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çu]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ju/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hjʉː/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[çʉː]",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪu̯/",
      "note": "Wales, Ottawa Valley"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hew"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Hugh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Hiw"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hue.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/df/En-us-hue.ogg/En-us-hue.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/En-us-hue.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hue"
}

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