black-and-white
[
blak
-
uh
n-
hwahyt
, -
wahyt
]
/ˈblæk ənˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt/
adjective
1.
displaying only black and white tones; without color, as a picture or chart:
a black-and-white photograph.
2.
partly black and partly white; made up of separate areas or design elements of black and white:
black-and-white shoes.
3.
of, pertaining to, or constituting a two-valued system, as of logic or morality; absolute:
To those who think in black-and-white terms, a person must be either entirely good or entirely bad.
Origin
1590-1600
British Dictionary definitions for
black-and-white
black-and-white
noun
1.
a photograph, picture, sketch, etc, in black, white, and shades of grey rather than in colour
(
as modifier
):
black-and-white film
2.
the neutral tones of black, white, and intermediate shades of grey
Compare
colour
(sense 2)
3.
in black and white
in print or writing
in extremes:
he always saw things in black and white
Contemporary definitions for
black-and-white
noun
See
whoopie pie