monochromatic

mono·chro·mat·ic

adjective \ˌmä-nə-krō-ˈma-tik\

Definition of MONOCHROMATIC

1

a : having or consisting of one color or hue

b : monochrome 2

2

: consisting of radiation of a single wavelength or of a very small range of wavelengths

3

: of, relating to, or exhibiting monochromatism

4

: lacking variety, creativity, or excitement : colorless

— mono·chro·mat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— mono·chro·ma·tic·i·ty \-ˌkrō-mə-ˈti-sə-tē\ noun

Examples of MONOCHROMATIC

1. It's a monochromatic room with a blue rug and blue furniture.
2. <although marble and bronze sculptures are monochromatic, they can be amazingly lifelike>

Origin of MONOCHROMATIC

Latin monochromatos, from Greek monochrōmatos, from mon- + chrōmat-, chrōma color

First Known Use: 1822

Related to MONOCHROMATIC

Synonyms

monochrome, monochromic, self, self-colored, solid

Antonyms

chromatic, colorful, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, polychromatic, polychrome, rainbow, varicolored, varied, variegated

Related Words

achromatic, neutral

Near Antonyms

dappled (also dapple), marbled, shaded; mottled, parti-color (or parti-colored), piebald, pied, pinto, skewbald; banded, barred, brindled (or brindle), streaked, striated; checkered, dotted, patterned, plaid, striped; flecked, specked, speckled, spotted; bichrome, bicolored (or bicolor), dichromatic, trichromatic, tricolor (or tricolored), two-tone

Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop

Rhymes with MONOCHROMATIC

adiabatic, aristocratic, asymptomatic, axiomatic, diagrammatic, electrostatic, epigrammatic, gerontocratic, homeostatic, idiomatic, melodramatic, meritocratic, paradigmatic, physiocratic, psychodramatic, psychosomatic, soap-operatic, undemocratic, undiplomatic

mono·chro·mat·ic

adjective \ˌmän-ə-krō-ˈmat-ik\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of MONOCHROMATIC

1

: having or consisting of one color or hue

2

: consisting of radiation of a single wavelength or of a very small range of wavelengths

3

: of, relating to, or exhibiting monochromatism

—mono·chro·ma·tic·i·ty \-ˌkrō-mə-ˈtis-ət-ē\ (audio pronunciation) noun, plural ; mono·chro·ma·tic·i·ties