monochromatic

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monochromatic

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

adjective

not comparable Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
Similar: monochrome, monocolor, monocoloured, unicolor, unicolored
not comparable Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
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.
Similar: boring

Opposite: polychromatic, multicolored, colorful, full color, lively, vivid

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Opposite: polychromatic, multicolored, colorful, full color, lively, vivid

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@misc{monochromatic_2026,
  title = {monochromatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monochromatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}