hue
noun/hjuː/
Frequency rank: #7,752 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a shade or variety of color
Example sentence
The sunset painted the sky in every hue imaginable, from deep red to soft pink.
Synonyms & related words
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