monochrome
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- adjective
- /ˈmɒnəˌkroʊm/
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monocromo
- Here we see one of Sharp's monochrome prints.
- monochrome print
- monochrome color
- monochrome printer
You're good mostly black and white with monochrome vision, and you've got this somewhat unruly situation with reafferant sensing.
- You're good mostly black and white with monochrome vision, and you've got this somewhat unruly situation with reafferant sensing.
- And then Chrissy's like, yeah, I would just wear like a monochrome shirt, like a like a black T-shirt with headphones on it, black T-shirt and maybe like your Jean jacket.
Examples
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Twenty years before the civil rights movement, her monochrome images of the racially segregated South were well known.
Academic text (2010) -
Her room was decorated in a monochrome style, featuring only black and white furnishings and decor.
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The images were monochrome prints.
Academic text (2009) -
Adding a single color to a monochrome composition for emphasis also adds impact.
Academic text (2009) -
Sammy has served as a judge for many monochrome and color print exhibitions.
Academic text (2010) -
Very simple color palettes against a monochrome background allow viewers to focus on the visual tricks taking place.
Blog text (24) -
Xerographic devices dominate today's monochrome electronic printer market.
Academic text (1992) -
The front of the postcard is a monochrome photograph captioned "The Round Tower, Kells."
Fiction book (1998) -
The less expensive LCDs ($500-$2,000) are monochrome, producing several shades of gray.
Academic text (1990) -
The artist painted a stunning landscape in monochrome, using various shades of blue to create depth.
Synonyms
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Having only one color, or for light, only one wavelength
Showing only one color in lighter and darker shades
Having only one color
A thing that uses only one color or shade
Light that has only one color
Antonyms
How Colorful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Monochrome comes from Greek parts mono- 'one' (as in monologue) and -chroma 'color'. So, when something is described as monochrome it has only one color or different shades of that color.