: complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe house, created by the production designer Jon Henson, is smooth and bloodless, a diagram of clean lines and monochromatism. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2022
Word History
First Known Use
1893, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
monochromatism
noun
mono·chro·ma·tism -ˈkrō-mə-ˌtiz-əm
: complete color blindness in which all colors appear as shades of gray