monochrome
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monochrome
- /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/ UK
- /ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/ US
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.
noun monochromes
- A black and white image, especially such a photograph.
- A painting executed in shades of a single colour.
- A ceramic glaze of a single colour; an object so glazed.
adjective
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Having only one colour.
They are often used as decorations, like in set 9526 Star Wars Palpatine Arrest (2012) were two pearl gold monochrome minifigures represent statues.
Similar: monochromatic, monocolor, monocoloured, monotone, unicolor, unicolored
- Representing colours with shades of gray.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: monochromatic, coloured, colored, colorful, monochromous, in color, black-and-white, black, mono, monotint, photoimage, chromophotograph, chronophotograph, one shot, monoscope, microimage
Translations
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noun black and white image
| Español | imagen monocromática, imagen en blanco y negro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | モノクローム monokurōmu |
| Deutsch | Schwarzweißbild, Schwarzweißfotografie |
| Русский | чёрно-белое изображе́ние čórno-beloje izobražénije |
noun painting executed in shades of a single colour
| Español | pintura monocromática |
|---|---|
| Русский | однокрасочное изображе́ние odnokrasočnoje |
adj having only one colour
| Español | monocolor, monocromático, monocromo, unicolor |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 単色 tanshoku |
| Português | monocolor, monocromático, monocromo, unicolor |
| Français | monochrome, monocolore, unicolore |
| Deutsch | einfarbig, monochrom |
| Italiano | monocolore, monocromo, unicolore |
| Română | monocrom, monocromatic |
| Русский | монохро́мный monoxrómnyj, чёрно-белый čórno-belyj, одноцветный odnocvetnyj |
| עברית | מונוכרומטי |
adj of a photograph, representing colours with shades of gray
| Español | blanco y negro, en blanco y negro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 単色 tanshoku |
| Română | monocrom |
| Русский | чёрно-белый čórno-belyj |
Talk about this word "monochrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/monochrome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. monochrome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/monochrome "monochrome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/monochrome.Cite this
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title = {monochrome},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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