MEANING
Using or showing one colour, sometimes in different shades.
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Words that belong together
- monochromatic palette
- monochromatic image
On the page
A monochromatic palette made the staircase seem carved from one continuous block.
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Word forms
- Base
- monochromatic
Usage notes
Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Normally non-gradable; no ordinary comparative or superlative. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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