mono·chrome
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Definition of monochrome
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue
monochrome
adjectiveDefinition of monochrome (Entry 2 of 2)
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: of, relating to, or made with a single color or hue
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: involving or producing visual images in a single color or in varying tones of a single color (such as gray)
monochrome film
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Other Words from monochrome
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monochromic
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monochromist
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ˈmä-nə-ˌkrō-mist
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Synonyms & Antonyms for monochrome
Synonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Adjective
- chromatic,
- colorful,
- kaleidoscopic,
- motley,
- multicolored,
- polychromatic,
- polychrome,
- rainbow,
- varicolored,
- varied,
- variegated
Examples of monochrome in a Sentence
Adjective
an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Under these conditions, one notices what no photograph can capture: The paintings are not flat and lifeless panels of monochrome black, but hover over a deep burgundy underpainting, smoldering like banked fire.
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Michael J. Lewis, WSJ, "Rothko in a New Light," 9 Dec. 2020
Makeup artist Lucia Pica enhanced each model's complexion by sculpting cheeks with a dusting of shimmery bronzer, then smoked out lids with a tawny shadow for an all-over, monochrome glow.
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Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "At Chanel Couture, Bohemian Brides Wear an Array of Dreamy Flower Crowns," 26 Jan. 2021
Our First Lady’s choice is super flexible as blue comes in a range of shades ideal for layering the perfect monochrome look.
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Marykate Boylan, Town & Country, "How to Achieve an Inauguration-Worthy Monochrome Outfit," 23 Jan. 2021
Untitled 1986, of an everyday market scene, vibrant and orderly; Tyeb Meht’s flat, fractured plane from 1973 with monochrome figures riven by a white gash.
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Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com, "At Peabody Essex, a reset on South Asian art," 14 Jan. 2021
Clearly, the monochrome trend has made its way into 2021, and Hadid’s recent outings are further proof of that.
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Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, "Gigi Hadid Serves a Monochrome Moment in Baby Blue Separates," 14 Jan. 2021
On Wednesday, Jennifer Lopez was seen in Beverly Hills wearing the ultimate pandemic-era look: a silk, monochrome pyjama-like set paired with a linen face mask adorned with a dainty gold chain.
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Eliza Huber, refinery29.com, "Jennifer Lopez Wore Going-Out PJs With 2020’s Most Useful Accessory," 23 Dec. 2020
At the edge of the fire, the trees and undergrowth were intact, but the forest was monochrome—every leaf and needle in sight had turned gray-brown.
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Kiliii Yüyan, History & Culture, "‘There’s good fire and bad fire.’ An Indigenous practice may be key to preventing wildfires," 17 Dec. 2020
Some of Wong’s most beautiful cards are near-monochrome images whose simple but expressive brushwork and broad expanses of negative space mirrored a number of attributes of contemporary modernism.
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Karen Fang, Smithsonian Magazine, "How Tyrus Wong’s Christmas Cards Captivated the American Public," 19 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
With this launch, a historically monochrome collection turns technicolor thanks to the widest selection of colored gemstones that has ever been used in a Richard Mille series.
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Harper's BAZAAR, "Richard Mille's New Watch Collection Is a Celebration of Female Empowerment," 9 Dec. 2020
There were plenty of period references in the toy-block geometries of the silhouettes, the drop-waist dresses, the skinny skirts in an almost monochrome palette.
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New York Times, "The Gender Reveal That Doesn’t," 7 Oct. 2020
Madewell Three-Pack Non-Medical Face Masks These simple, monochrome masks come in packs of three and are made out of three layers of cotton, from leftover clothing scraps.
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Hanna Horvath, NBC News, "Branded cloth face masks from Etsy and Disney: What to know," 22 May 2020
On a recent listless winter Saturday afternoon, the only thing grayer than the cool, monochrome buildings at Glenstone was the flat, impenetrable sky.
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Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, "In an endless news cycle, art at Glenstone both echoes and quiets the chaos," 30 Jan. 2020
Throughout the film, her look hinges on loose chestnut finger waves and soft, monochrome washes of crimson on the eyes and mouth.
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Vogue, "Who's the Best Beauty Muse for 2019? 11 Celebrity Icons for a Knockout Year Ahead," 5 Jan. 2019
The best of these is the title number, which concludes the show in a blaze of uplift and redeems Segarra’s emotionally monochrome performance.
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Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, "'Big Red Sun': Search through history and music for truth about father, self," 5 June 2018
The first was a sunny, monochrome look from Brandon Maxwell's Spring 2018 collection, which just hit the runway at New York Fashion Week last month.
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Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, "Blake Lively Has Already Worn Five Outfits Today," 16 Oct. 2017
Beyond its history, Malta's landscape offers a natural, if hauntingly monochrome beauty amid the brilliant blues of the surrounding sea and sky.
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Roy Harris, chicagotribune.com, "Malta, the island nation just below Sicily, is an increasingly popular stopover," 28 Aug. 2017
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“Monochrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monochrome. Accessed 7 Mar. 2021.
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