monochromatic
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌmɒnəˈkrəʊmətɪk/
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monocromático
- The artist's painting features a stunning monochromatic palette that emphasizes shades of blue.
- monochromatic light
- monochromatic images
- monochromatic gamma-ray
And it looks like they have the modern minimalist, monochromatic multitasking makeup.
- And it looks like they have the modern minimalist, monochromatic multitasking makeup.
- Kate has started to wear solid colour, bright monochromatic outfits too on some occasions.
Examples
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The food they served was such a perfect sensual experience that the monochromatic bistro seemed ablaze with color.
Fiction book (1992) -
The ship spiraled down toward one of the elevators, caught in beams of monochromatic light.
Fiction book (1999) -
Now this first dress, I am using a monochromatic color scheme.
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I kind of love monochromatic things too.
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I wear monochromatic suits every day.
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The interior of the house was much too dark and monochromatic for individual elements to be differentiated.
Fiction book (1991) -
Much of the rock in the red-rock country is quite monochromatic.
Academic text (2009) -
Kate has started to wear solid colour, bright monochromatic outfits too on some occasions.
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Furthermore, both artists have chosen somber, almost monochromatic palettes of black, brown, ocher, and white.
Academic text (1996) -
We threw in some Ek Vardar fans to handle airflow while going perfectly with our monochromatic color scheme.
Synonyms
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2.5
An image, film, or pattern that uses only black, white and gray
2
6.1
Showing only one color or its different shades
1
3.4
Having one color with no pattern
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
Compounds
- Specialized
A condition in which a person sees the world only in shades of gray
How Colorful
- US
89
1.0
- US
8
2.9
8
7.2
- Specialized
1
4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
monochromatic = chromatic (transparent) = mono + chrom + atic
The word is built transparently from 'mono-' meaning 'one' and 'chromatic' meaning 'color-related', so the sense 'single-color' is directly recoverable.
Etymology
Monochromatic comes from Greek parts mono- meaning 'one' and chroma meaning 'color', the same mono- you see in monologue and chroma in chrome. So monochromatic literally means 'one color', which is why we call a picture, outfit, or light 'monochromatic' when it uses only one color or, in physics, light of a single wavelength.