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 (such as gray)
monochrome film
Examples of monochrome in a Sentence
Adjective
an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings
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Larry Stansbury, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
Each technology is available in both monochrome and color versions, and each of those four categories (color and mono lasers, plus color and mono ink tank printers) is also available in both single-function and all-in-one (AIO) versions.
—PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
The results were for me, of course, quite monochrome.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 July 2025
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Noun
Back in 1995, Brandy lit up the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet with a bold red lip that matched her monochrome look—giving us one of her earliest and most iconic beauty statements.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 2 Oct. 2025
Each technology is available in both monochrome and color versions, and each of those four categories (color and mono lasers, plus color and mono ink tank printers) is also available in both single-function and all-in-one (AIO) versions.
—PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
While the watch itself is monochrome and quintessentially Genta, Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini, the watchmakers who run La Fabrique du Temps LV, have reinterpreted his legacy, as the last two watchmakers to work directly under Genta’s guidance.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
The results were for me, of course, quite monochrome.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 July 2025
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“Monochrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monochrome. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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