SINCE 1828
noncolor
noun
non·col·or
| \ ˌnän-ˈkə-lər
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Definition of noncolor
: a drab or muted color or a color such as black, white, or gray as distinguished from red, blue, yellow, etc.
… the furniture is upholstered in fabrics that are natural not only in fiber but in color. … Only a few notes of red, in a small table and a pair of chests, punctuate the range of noncolors.— Joan Chatfield-Taylor
—often used before another noun noncolor photography [=black and white photography]
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