black-and-white

Meaning

Adj

1. Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
2. Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.
3. (figuratively, idiomatic) Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
4. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps).

Noun

Alternative form of black and white.

Synonyms

black and white

monochrome

BW

Translations

noir et blanc

schwarzweiß

monochrome

preto e branco

blanco y negro

en blanco y negro

blanquinegro

bianconero

ασπρόμαυρος