monochromatism

[ mon-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uhm ]

noun

1. the quality of having one color:

   the monochromatism of Picasso's Blue Period.

2. Ophthalmology. a defect of vision in which the retina fails to perceive color. Compare dichromatism ( def 2 ), trichromatism ( def 3 ).

monochromatism

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm /

noun

1. a visual defect in which all colours appear as variations of a single hue

Word History and Origins

Origin of monochromatism¹

First recorded in 1860–65; mono- + chromatism