black-and-white

¹black–and–white

adj \ˌbla-kən-ˈhwīt, -ˈwīt\

Definition of BLACK-AND-WHITE

1

: partly black and partly white in color

2

: being in writing or print

3

: executed in dark pigment on a light background or in light pigment on a dark ground <a black–and–white drawing>

4

: monochrome 2 <black–and–white film> <black–and–white television>

5

a : sharply divided into good and evil b : evaluating or viewing things as either all good or all bad <black–and–white morality> c : sharply defined : clear-cut <the truth is not always black–and–white>

First Known Use of BLACK-AND-WHITE

1612