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
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Examples of monochrome in a Sentence
Adjective
an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings
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Julia Teti, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Ever the more-is-more dresser, Lively accessorized the monochrome look with mixed-metal jewelry, dramatic tortoise shell bauble earrings, and her favored gold and black Chanel Canebiers Flap Bag.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2024
Jack Dangermond, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Some pieces were monochrome, executed entirely in yellows and blues; others exploded with multiple colors.
—Shirley Nwangwa, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Both women wore their own iterations on power suiting with monochrome spins.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Ever the more-is-more dresser, Lively accessorized the monochrome look with mixed-metal jewelry, dramatic tortoise shell bauble earrings, and her favored gold and black Chanel Canebiers Flap Bag.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2024
Adjective
And the early maps were monochrome, made on dot-matrix printers.
—Jack Dangermond, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
Some pieces were monochrome, executed entirely in yellows and blues; others exploded with multiple colors.
—Shirley Nwangwa, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Monochrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monochrome. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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