Meaning & use
monochrome
Using or containing only one color, or shades of a single color, such as in black-and-white photography.
See it in a sentence
The photographer preferred monochrome images because they emphasized shape and contrast over color.
She decorated the apartment in a monochrome palette of soft grays and whites.
A note on using this word
Monochrome commonly describes black-and-white photography, but technically refers to any single-color scheme, not only black and white.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A picture, design, or photograph produced using only shades of a single color.
The gallery's exhibit featured a striking series of monochromes shot in the 1950s.
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