monochrome definition - Dictionary

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mon·o·chrome [ mónnə krm ]

adjective

Definition:

1. in shades of one color: using or displaying only shades of one color or black and white

2. dull: dull, insipid, and lacking interest or distinctiveness

3. graphic arts consisting of one color: painted or drawn in shades of a single color

noun (plural mon·o·chromes)

Definition:

1. photog black-and-white image: a black-and-white photograph or transparency

2. colors black-and-white coloration: the condition of being only in black and white

3. graphic arts artwork in one color: a painting, drawing, or print in shades of a single color

4. graphic arts art technique using one color: the art of painting, drawing, or printing in shades of a single color

5. graphic arts condition of having one color: the condition of being painted, drawn, or printed in shades of a single color

[Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin monochroma< Greek monokhrōmatos "of one color" < khrōma "color"]

mon·o·chro·mic [ mònnə krṓmik ] adjective

mon·o·chro·mist noun