monochromeadjective
uk/ˈmɒn.ə.krəʊm/us/ˈmɑː.nə.kroʊm/monochrome adjective (COLOUR)
using only black, white, and grey, or using only one colour:
Kodak still produces monochrome film.
The park in winter is a depressing monochrome brown.
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Monochrome & multi-coloured
- in glorious technicolor idiom
- iridescent
- opalescent
- pied
- polychromatic
- psychedelic
- solid
- technicolor
- two-tone
monochrome adjective (BORING)
mainly UK not interesting or exciting:
a monochrome, dreary existence
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Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- antiseptic
- banal
- be (as) dull as ditchwater idiom
- bland
- boring
- drab
- earthbound
- flat-footed
- lifeless
- middle-aged
- mind-numbing
- monotonous
- mouldy
- mundane
- tedious
- threadbare
- tired
- tiresome
- trite
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monochromatic
adjective uk/ˌmɒn.əʊ.krəˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌmɑː.noʊ.krəˈmæt̬.ɪk/