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monochromatic
adj 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
monocultural, monolingual
VERB + MONOCHROMATIC
adopt
MONOCHROMATIC + NOUN
palette
Definitions
adj
1
Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
2
Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
3
Plain, dull, lifeless.
Let's not […] lose our sense of boyish fun and daring, but let's at least begin to assert ourselves in the world, to impose our vision of sex and affection and spirit more and more upon the monochromatic Fatherland.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only on
- homochromatic
adjective — having or appearing to have only one color
- monochrome
- monochromic
- monochromous
Antonyms
- polychromatic
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Let's not […] lose our sense of boyish fun and daring, but let's at least begin to assert ourselves in the world, to impose our vision of sex and affection and spirit more and more upon the monochroma
Wiktionary02
Yanni decided to adopt a monochromatic palette.
Tatoeba · #1015817003
Hopefully our world will never become monolingual, monocultural or monochromatic!
Tatoeba · #12242634Usage Notes
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