Plural of hue
regular plural
The plural of hue is hues.
Forms of hue
| Singular | hue /hjuː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | hues /hjuːz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Hues in a sentence
- The relucent lake glittered, sparkling playfully, with the hues of dusk.From the entry relucent
- Long, slow cooking liberates the quince's enchanting flavour as well as those distinctive, deep-rose hues.2019, Pam Corbin, Pam the Jam: The Book of Preserves, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry quince cheese
- Muted terra cotta hues in floor tiles anchor the collection of earth tones.2008, Jack D. Neith, Great Kitchens, page 8. From the entry earth tone
- The effect is that the latter take on hues of the former.2004, Taha Parla, Andrew Davison, Corporatist Ideology In Kemalist Turkey: Progress Or Order?, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 75. From the entry ethnoracialist
- As the valleys darkened, the caps of the hills were swashed in variant hues.2003, Walter Schenck, Shiloh, Unveiled, page 660. From the entry swash
Meaning of hue
- noun A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
- noun The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta.
- noun Character; aspect.
Questions about the plural of hue
- What is the plural of hue?
- The plural of hue is hues.
- Is hue countable?
- Hue is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hue (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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