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monochromic

monochromic

7.5
Showing only one color in lighter and darker shades
  • adjective
  • /ˌmɒnəˈkroʊmɪk/
translation icon : monocromático
  • The artist created a monochromic painting using only shades of blue.

Examples

  • Older computer monitors often displayed images in a monochromic format.

  • Her living room has a simple, monochromic color scheme that looks very elegant.

  • This is a monochromic design.

  • Look at that monochromic painting!

  • The artist created a stunning monochromic painting using only shades of blue.

  • To highlight the subject, the photographer chose a monochromic palette for the portrait.

  • The room was decorated in a monochromic style, featuring various hues of gray.

Synonyms

monochromatic
vsmonochromic
8 7.2

Having only one color, or for light, only one wavelength

focuses on visual shades rather than technical wavelength meaning
monochrome
vsmonochromic
2 6.1

Showing only one color or its different shades

has identical meaning but is a variant form
solid-colored
vsmonochromic
  • US
1 3.4

Having one color with no pattern

permits use of several shades of the same color rather than strict uniformity
monochromous
vsmonochromic
9.6

Having only one color

is the same meaning but presented as a different variant
monotonal
vsmonochromic
7.3

A thing that uses only one color or shade

allows for varied shades of the same color rather than one tone
self-colored
vsmonochromic
  • US
7.0

All the same color with no pattern

allows subtle shade differences instead of absolute uniformity
homochromatic
vsmonochromic
  • Specialized
9.9

Light that has only one color

applies to visible color appearance and shade ranges, not wavelengths

Antonyms

8 2.9

Having many different bright colors

polychromic
  • Specialized
8.2

Showing many colors like a bright painting or butterfly

How Colorful

colorful
  • US
89 1.0
multicolored
  • US
8 2.9
duotone
6.0
monochromic
7.5
grayscale
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Surface Forms

monochromic positive

Morphology

monochromic = monochrome (semi-transparent) = mono + chrom + ic

The adjective is transparently formed from the base 'monochrome' plus the suffix '-ic', preserving the single-color meaning.

Etymology

Monochromic comes from the Greek parts mono- meaning 'one' and chroma meaning 'color', so it literally means 'one color' and you can see the same idea in the word monochrome. That's why monochromic describes something that has only one color or different shades of the same color.