/ Dictionary / Index H Hughes: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Hughes Pronunciation: (hyz or, often, yz), [key] — n. 1862–1948, U.S. jurist and statesman: Chief Justice of the U.S. 1930–41. 1905–76, U.S. businessman, motion-picture producer, and aviator. 1902–67, U.S. novelist and poet. 1872–1956, U.S. novelist and biographer. born 1930, English poet: poet laureate since 1984. 1822–96, English novelist, reformer, and jurist. 1864–1952, Australian statesman, born in Wales: prime minister 1915–23. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hughes (Thesaurus) Hugh Capet Hughie Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language