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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
/ ˈɒəˌəʊ /
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
- ˈDzԴˌdz, noun
- ˌDzԴˈdz, adjective
Other Word Forms
- Dzo·m Dzo·m· adjective
- Dzo·m··ly adverb
- Dzo·dzi noun
- Dzo·m noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of monochrome1
Word History and Origins
Origin of monochrome1
Example Sentences
The book’s title makes a droll pun for “lair,” a villainous place of danger or death, while his vivid, mostly monochrome abstract photographs of poisoned atmosphere wittily recall fashionable Color Field paintings.
Most are roughly square, five-to-six foot canvases of seemingly monochrome color.
We drain all the color from the stage so it’s all monochrome, and it suddenly feels like a different reality.
We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "monochrome".
Dressed in a crisp, dark monochrome coat and slacks, Gaines makes his way to a small office in the back of the gallery and takes a seat next to me.
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