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hue

/hjuː/noun

उच्चारण ह्यू

रंग, रंगत, आभा

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal or literary

    a colour; a particular shade of a colour

    रंग, रंगत, आभा

    • The sky took on a reddish hue.
    • flowers of every hue

    Synonyms colour shade tint tone tinge

  2. 2

    [C] formal

    a type of belief or opinion

    (विचार या मत का) प्रकार, रंग

    • politicians of every political hue

    Synonyms type kind complexion persuasion

Idioms 1

hue and cry

strong public protest about something

शोर-शराबा, हो-हल्ला, जन-आक्रोश

  • The new tax caused a great hue and cry.
  • There was a hue and cry over the leak of the question paper.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse hue (a colour) and hew (to cut with an axe).

Hue (रंग) और hew (कुल्हाड़ी से काटना) में भ्रम न करें।

§Grammar and usage

Raise a hue and cry means to protest loudly in public about something.

Raise a hue and cry का अर्थ है किसी बात पर सार्वजनिक रूप से ज़ोरदार विरोध करना।