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English 3 senses of the word black-and-white:
ADJECTIVEpertblack-and-whitelacking hue or shades of grey
allblack-and-white, black and whitenot having or not capable of producing colors
allblack-and-whiteof a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories / categories
Englishblack-and-white: 3 senses adjective 1, pert
MeaningLacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black.
Examples
  • "a black-and-white cow"
  • "black-and-white blooms"
  • "black-and-white stripes"
Nounsachromaticitythe visual property of being without chromatic color
Englishblack-and-white: 3 senses adjective 2
Meaningnot having or not capable of producing colors.
Examples
  • "black-and-white film"
  • "a black-and-white TV"
Synonymblack and white
Categoryphotography, picture takingThe act of taking and printing photographs
Oppositecolor, colourHaving or capable of producing colors
Englishblack-and-white: 3 senses adjective 3
MeaningOf a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories / categories.
Examples
  • "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"
Broaderdividedseparated into parts or pieces

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