monochromatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From mono- + chromatic, mono- from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”), chromatic from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
- (not-comparable) Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
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(figuratively, not-comparable) Plain, dull, lifeless.
Let's not […] lose our sense of boyish fun and daring, but let's at least begin to assert ourselves in the world, to impose our vision of sex and affection and spirit more and more upon the monochromatic Fatherland.
1982 April 24, Michael Rumaker, “Zephyrs”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
Antonyms
multicolored (antonym(s) of “single colored”) · polychromatic (antonym(s) of “single colored”) · colorful (antonym(s) of “lifeless”) · lively (antonym(s) of “lifeless”) · vivid (antonym(s) of “lifeless”) · colorful (antonym(s) of “single colored”) · polychromatic (antonym(s) of “single color perceptiveness”) · full color (antonym(s) of “single colored”)
Deriveds
quasimonochromatic · pseudomonochromatic · monochromatically · monochromaticity · nonmonochromatic
Relateds
Synonyms
boring (lifeless) · monocoloured (having only one color) · unicolor (having only one color) · monochrome (having only one color) · monocolor (having only one color) · unicolored (having only one color)