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monochrome
[ mon-uh-krohm ]
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.
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
Derived Forms
- ˈmonoˌchromist, noun
- ˌmonoˈchromic, adjective
Other Words From
- mono·chromic mono·chromi·cal adjective
- mono·chromi·cal·ly adverb
- mono·chromist noun
- mono·chromy noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of monochrome1
Word History and Origins
Origin of monochrome1
Example Sentences
The photographer used a monochrome camera with a filter to capture the area.
He is best known for his all-blue monochrome paintings, those rectangles of unalloyed color that are invariably the first thing you notice when one is present.
Three large square canvases covered in crushed crystal and ground mineral pigment by Kate Spencer Stewart could almost pass for dark brown monochromes.
Lloyd's revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical was staged with a monochrome colour scheme and a minimalist set design.
Their monochrome designs date back to the 18th century and May is determined to keep the tradition going.
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