black-and-white in English dictionary

  • black-and-white

    Meanings and definitions of "black-and-white"

    • Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
    • Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
    • adjective
      Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
    • adjective
      Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color.
    • adjective
      (figuratively)
      Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
    • adjective
      Alternative form of [i]black and white[/i] (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps)
    • using shades of grey/gray
    • displaying images in shades of grey/gray
    • adjective
      lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black; "a black-and-white cow"; "black-and-white blooms"; "black-and-white stripes"
    • adjective
      not having or not capable of producing colors; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white"
    • adjective
      of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories; "he rejected a black-and-white world"; "there are no black-and-white certainties"; "there were no grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white"

    Synonyms of "black-and-white" in English dictionary

    spotted, visual property, black and white are the top synonyms of "black-and-white" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "black-and-white" in English dictionary

    color is the antonym of "black-and-white" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of black-and-white

    • black-and-white (no comparative or superlative; used only before the noun)
    • black-and-white (not comparable)
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