monochromatic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
Plain, dull, lifeless.

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monochromatic

From mono- + chromatic, mono- from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”), chromatic from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

monochrome monocolor monocoloured unicolor unicolored boring

polychromatic multicolored colorful full color lively vivid

monochromacy monochromat

monochromatically monochromaticity nonmonochromatic pseudomonochromatic quasimonochromatic

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