monochrome
UK/ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/US/ˈmɑn.əˌkɹoʊm/
monochrome noun: a black and white image, especially such a photograph.
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Noun
monochrome (countable and uncountable, plural monochromes)
Adjective
monochrome (not comparable)
- 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.2019 July 3, Filip, “LEGO Microfigures, Minifigures, and Nanofigures”, in Minifigures Blog, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2021
- Synonyms:
- monochromatic, monocolor, monocoloured, monotone, unicolor, unicolored
- Representing colours with shades of gray.
monochrome meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
monochrome in Hindi
- monochrome
- इकरंगा ikraṅgā
monochrome in Tamil
- ஒற்றை நிற ஒலிச் சைகை
monochrome in Marathi
- मोनोक्रोम
monochrome in Urdu
- مونوکروم, مونو کروم
More languagesFewer languages
- monochrome in Bengali
- একবর্ণ, মোনোক্রোম, একবর্ণবর্ণ
- monochrome in Telugu
- మోనోక్రోమ్, ఏకవర్ణం, ఏకవర్ణము
- monochrome in Malayalam
- മോണോക്രോം, മോണോക്രം
- monochrome in Kannada
- ಏಕವರ್ಣದ, ಒಂದೇ ಬಣ್ಣದಲ್ಲಿರುವ
- monochrome in Punjabi
- ਮੋਨੋਕ੍ਰੋਮ, ਮੋਨੋਕਰੋਮ
- monochrome in Gujarati
- ચિત્ર citra
- monochrome in Odia
- ମୋନୋକ୍ରୋମ୍, ମୋନୋକ୍ରୋମ, ଏକବର୍ଣ
- monochrome in Nepali
- मोनोक्रोम, मोनोक्रम
- monochrome in Tagalog
- sangkulayin
- monochrome in Malay
- ekawarna
- monochrome in Persian
- تکفام takfâm
Synonyms of monochrome
Forms of monochrome
| plural | monochromes |
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Origin of monochrome
From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.
Words formed from monochrome
Questions about monochrome
- What does monochrome mean?
- Monochrome means a black and white image, especially such a photograph.
- What is monochrome in Hindi?
- Monochrome in Hindi is इकरंगा (ikraṅgā). See Monochrome meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is monochrome?
- Monochrome can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce monochrome?
- Monochrome is pronounced /ˈmɒn.əˌkɹəʊm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of monochrome?
- The plural of monochrome is monochromes.
Words near monochrome in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: monochrome (page history and authors); इकरंगा (Hindi) (page history and authors); monochrome (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); monochrome (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monochrome (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monochrome (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monochrome (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monochrome (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monochrome (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); monochrome (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ચિત્ર (Gujarati) (page history and authors); monochrome (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); monochrome (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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