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Synonyms

monochromatic

American  
[mon-uh-kroh-mat-ik, -oh-kruh-] / ˌmɒn ə kroʊˈmæt ɪk, -oʊ krə- /

adjective

  1. of or having one color.

  2. of, relating to, or having tones of one color in addition to the ground hue.

    monochromatic pottery.

  3. Optics. pertaining to light of one color or to radiation of a single wavelength or narrow range of wavelengths.

  4. Ophthalmology. of or relating to monochromatism.

monochromatic British  
/ ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk, ˌmɒnəʊkrəʊˈmætɪk /

adjective

  1. Also: homochromatic.  (of light or other electromagnetic radiation) having only one wavelength

  2. physics (of moving particles) having only one kinetic energy

  3. of or relating to monochromatism

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noun

  1. a person who is totally colour-blind

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monochromatic Scientific  
/ mŏn′ə-krō-măt′ĭk /

  1. Consisting of a single wavelength of light or other radiation. Lasers, for example, usually produce monochromatic light.

  2. Having or appearing to have only one color.

  3. Compare polychromatic

Other Word Forms

  • monochromatically adverb
  • monochromaticity noun

Etymology

Origin of monochromatic

First recorded in 1815–25; mono- + chromatic

Example Sentences

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Emma Grimsley’s soprano had the necessary brightness and coloratura flexibility for Manon, but her monochromatic timbre missed the character’s pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Mitchell’s portraits feature individuals shaded with ink set against monochromatic acyrlic background.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Zendaya, known for her dazzling red carpet style, opted for a more lowkey custom Louis Vuitton monochromatic cream suit at this year's Met Gala.

From BBC • May 5, 2025

You’d be forgiven, driving through my part of Arlington, if you thought you had stumbled into a monochromatic alternate reality—Pleasantville, before the color arrives.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2025

Everything around them—the swirling Mist, the monochromatic storm, the eerie glow of the ruins—was because of her presence.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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