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1. | [ adjective ] not having or not capable of producing colors | |
Synonyms: | black_and_white | |
Examples: | "black-and-white film" "a black-and-white TV" "the movie was in black and white" |
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Related terms: | color photography | |
2. | [ adjective ] of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories | |
Examples: | "he rejected a black-and-white world" "there are no black-and-white certainties" "there were no gray areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white" |
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Related terms: | divided | |
3. | [ adjective ] (photography) "black-and-white film" | |
Synonyms: | black_and_white | |
Examples: | "a black-and-white TV" "the movie was in black and white" |
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Related terms: | color | |
Similar spelling: |
black_and_white black-and-blue |