black-and-white

black-and-white

(blăk′ən-wīt′, -hwīt′)adj.1. Partially black and partially white: a black-and-white cow.2. Being in writing or print: black-and-white proof.3. a. Rendered in black and white or in achromatic colors: a black-and-white drawing.b. Of or relating to the reproduction or presentation of visual images in black and white: black-and-white television; black-and-white photography.4. Expressing, recognizing, or based on two mutually exclusive sets of ideas or values: black-and-white categories; a black-and-white point of view.

black-and-white

n 1. (Photography) a. a photograph, picture, sketch, etc, in black, white, and shades of grey rather than in colourb. (as modifier): black-and-white film. 2. (Colours) the neutral tones of black, white, and intermediate shades of grey. Compare colour² 3. in black and white a. in print or writing b. in extremes: he always saw things in black and white.

black′-and-white′

adj. 1. displaying only black and white tones; lacking color. 2. partly black and partly white: black-and-white shoes. 3. pertaining to or constituting a two-valued system, as of logic or morality; absolute: thinking in black-and-white terms. [1590–1600]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	black-and-white - lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black; "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; "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV"; "the movie was in black and white"black and whitephotography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographscolor, colour - having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"
	3.	black-and-white - of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories; "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"divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided"