monochrome

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
2. (countable, dated, uncountable) A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
3. (countable, uncountable) A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Having only one colour.
2. (not-comparable) Representing colours with shades of gray.

Synonyms

monochromatic

monochromic

monochromous

one-colour

black and white

solid

plain

self-coloured

solid-colored

whole-coloured

self coloured

single-colored

plain-colored

unicolor

unicolored

unicoloured

plain-coloured

unicolour

single-coloured

black-and-white

homochromatic

monochromical

monotonous

self-colored

monotint

Translations

monochrome

monocromatico

monochrom

monocromo

monocromo

einfarbig

monocrom

monocromático

monocolore

einfarbiges Foto

einfarbiger Film

unicolore

einfarbiges Gemälde

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.