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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Adjective
an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings
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Erin Clements, People.com, 29 July 2025
The post was a calm image that’s minimal yet commanding, with clean typography and a modern monochrome palette that suggests both intellectual depth and style authority.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 29 July 2025
Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 July 2025
The results were for me, of course, quite monochrome.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 July 2025
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Noun
The three characters, who make up the Monsters Cereal lineup, are each in their signature look: Count Chocula sports his brown cape, Boo Berry wears his yellow hat and red bow-tie, and Franken Berry is decked out in his monochrome strawberry-pink ensemble.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 29 July 2025
The post was a calm image that’s minimal yet commanding, with clean typography and a modern monochrome palette that suggests both intellectual depth and style authority.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 29 July 2025
Adjective
His looks were urban, often monochrome and sometimes apocalyptic, with a play on proportion and superposition of elements.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 July 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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