monochrome
[ mon-uh-krohm ]
/ ˈmɒn əˌkroʊm /
noun
a painting or drawing in different shades of a single color.
the art or technique of producing such a painting or drawing.
the state or condition of being painted, decorated, etc., in shades of a single color.
adjective
being or made in the shades of a single color: a blue monochrome seascape.
having the images reproduced in tones of gray: monochrome television.
Origin of monochrome
OTHER WORDS FROM monochrome
mon·o·chro·mic, mon·o·chro·mi·cal, adjective mon·o·chro·mi·cal·ly, adverb mon·o·chrom·ist, noun mon·o·chro·my, nounWords nearby monochrome
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British Dictionary definitions for monochrome
monochrome
/ (ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm) /
noun
a black-and-white photograph or transparency
photog
black and white
- a painting, drawing, etc, done in a range of tones of a single colour
- the technique or art of this
(modifier)
executed in or resembling monochrome
a monochrome print
adjective
devoid of any distinctive or stimulating characteristics
Also called (for senses 3, 4):
monotint
Derived forms of monochrome
monochromic or monochromical, adjective monochromist, nounWord Origin for monochrome
C17: via Medieval Latin from Greek
monokhrōmos of one colour