Synonyms for hue
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
Related words
- Word family
- hued hueful hueless huesome
- Phrases
- hue and cry
Forms
- Plural
- hues → colors, shades, tints, tinges…
Example sentences
- color Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
- shade The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.
- tint The video had a faint yellow tint over everything.
- tinge I feel a tinge of sadness taking all over my mind.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hue | steady | |
| color | steady | |
| shade | rising | |
| tint | steady | |
| tinge | steady | |
| chromaticity | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dye1, ilk1
- 4 letters
- type1, tint1, blee
- 5 letters
- color2, shade1, grain1, stain1, tinge1
- 6 letters
- colour2, aspect2
- 8 letters
- tincture2
- 10 letters
- complexion3
- 12 letters
- chromaticity
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- nuance
- Italiano
- sfumatura
- Español
- matiz
- Deutsch
- Schattierung
- Català
- matís