black-and-white

black-and-white (blkn-hwt, -wt)

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.

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black-and-white

n

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography)

a.  a photograph, picture, sketch, etc., in black, white, and shades of grey rather than in colour

b.  (as modifier) black-and-white film

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) the neutral tones of black, white, and intermediate shades of grey Compare colour [2]

in black and white

a.  in print or writing

b.  in extremes he always saw things in black and white

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 white photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs color, 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"