monochrome

¹mono·chrome

noun \ˈmä-nə-ˌkrōm\

Definition of MONOCHROME

: a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue

— mono·chro·mic \ˌmä-nə-ˈkrō-mik\ adjective

— mono·chrom·ist \ˈmä-nə-ˌkrō-mist\ noun

Origin of MONOCHROME

Medieval Latin monochroma, from Latin, feminine of monochromos of one color, from Greek monochrōmos, from mon- + -chrōmos -chrome

First Known Use: 1662

Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop

Rhymes with MONOCHROME

aerodrome, astrodome, catacomb, chromosome, close to home, currycomb, double-dome, Down syndrome, foster home, funeral home, gastronome, harvest home, hecatomb, hippodrome, honeycomb, loxodrome, meadowfoam, metronome, mobile home, motor home, nursing home, onion dome, palindrome, plastic foam, pleasure dome, polychrome, ribosome, semidome, soldiers' home, stay-at-home, Styrofoam, velodrome

²monochrome

adjective

Definition of MONOCHROME

1

: of, relating to, or made with a single color or hue

2

: involving or producing visual images in a single color or in varying tones of a single color (as gray) <monochrome film>

Examples of MONOCHROME

1. <an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings>

First Known Use of MONOCHROME

1849

Related to MONOCHROME

Synonyms

monochromatic, 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 Fine Arts Terms

Gothic, baroque, bas-relief, limn, oeuvre, pastiche, rococo, sfumato