monochrome
Having only one colourHaving only one colour.
Recorded: Commander Keane, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» My first monitor was monochrome.
Мой первый монитор был монохромным. — viagiator · CC BY 2.0 FR
Мій перший монітор був монохромний. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
shekitten · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Having only one colour.
einfarbig, monochrom
монохро́мныйmonoxrómnyj, чёрно-белыйčórno-belyj, одноцветныйodnocvetnyj
having or appearing to have only one color
(not comparable)Representing colours with shades of gray.
чёрно-белыйčórno-belyj
Examples
11 sentencesMy first monitor was monochrome.
Мій перший монітор був монохромний. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
ruМой первый монитор был монохромным. — viagiator · CC BY 2.0 FR
You see the world in monochrome.
The opposite of monochrome is multicolor.
A monochrome print is cheaper than a colour print.
A monochrome print cost less than a colour print.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “cFrom Ancient Greek μονόχρωμος (monókhrōmos), from μόνος (mónos, “one”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”); mono- + -chrome.
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- having or appearing to have only one color:monochromaticmonochromicmonochromous
Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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