monochromatism
noun
mono·chro·ma·tism
ˌmä-nə-ˈkrō-mə-ˌti-zəm 
: complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray
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The house, created by the production designer Jon Henson, is smooth and bloodless, a diagram of clean lines and monochromatism.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2022
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monochromatism
noun
mono·chro·ma·tism
-ˈkrō-mə-ˌtiz-əm
: complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray
called also monochromacy
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