English adjective: black-and-white | |||
| 1. | black-and-white lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black | ||
| Samples | A black-and-white cow. Black-and-white blooms. Black-and-white stripes. | ||
| 2. | black-and-white not having or not capable of producing colors | ||
| Samples | Black-and-white film. A black-and-white TV. The movie was in black and white. | ||
| Synonyms | black and white | ||
| Domain category | photography, picture taking | ||
| Antonyms | color, colour | ||
| 3. | black-and-white of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories | ||
| Samples | He rejected a black-and-white world. There are no black-and-white certainties. There were no grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white. | ||
| Similar | divided | ||
| Antonyms | united | ||