colour vs hue

colour

noun

  • Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of color. 

verb

  • Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of color. 

adj

  • Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of color. 

hue

noun

  • The characteristic related to the light frequency that appears in the color, for instance red, yellow, green, cyan, blue or magenta. 

  • A character; aspect. 

  • A color, or shade of color; tint; dye. 

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