'Not colorful.'에 대한 English 단어
"Not colorful."에 가장 가까운 후보는 사전 정의와의 의미적 적합도 순으로 정렬됩니다.
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- Not bright or colorful.
- Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
- (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
- Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
- (music) Clipping of diminished.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- made dim or less bright
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- offering little or no hope
- (intransitive) To become darker.
- To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
- To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
- (figurative) To diminish, dull, or curtail.
- (transitive) To make something less bright.
- make dim or lusterless
- make dim by comparison or conceal
- become vague or indistinct
- become dim or lusterless
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- having no hue
- (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
- (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
- having no hue
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
- Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- Initialism of office conference.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Initialism of office consultation.
- Initialism of organizing committee.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of original character.
- (computing) Initialism of overclock.
- (business) Initialism of organizational climate.
- Initialism of original content.
- (UK, roleplaying games) Initialism of out of character.
- (military) Officer Commanding.
- (television, film, media) Initialism of open captioning.
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A slight coloring.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
- Having a color.
- Having prominent colors; colorful.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by colored people (in either the US or South African sense).
- Biased; pervasively (but potentially subtly) influenced in a particular way.
- (in combination) Having a particular color or kind of color.
- (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, sometimes capitalized) Belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). (Under apartheid, used as a metadescription for mixed-race people and peoples such as the Cape Coloureds.)
- (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- having skin rich in melanin pigments;
- favoring one person or side over another
- (of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.
- Subdued; solemn; grave.
- Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
- Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
- (Scotland) Poor; feeble.
- (figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
- Not drunk; not intoxicated.
- completely lacking in playfulness
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- lacking brightness or color; dull
- (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
- (often with up) To make or become sober.
- To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
- become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
- become more realistic
- cause to become sober
- Of a colour: not bright; dull, muted.
- Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
- Of an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
- Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
- Of a person or their movement: showing a dislike for physical effort; leisurely, unhurried.
- Of a thing: lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak.
- Of a period of time: characterized by lack of activity; pleasant and relaxed; unstressful.
- lacking spirit or liveliness
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
- lacking patterns especially in color
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
- communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
- a black-and-white photograph or slide
- A type of giant cookie (about eight inches in diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.
- (US, slang, law enforcement) A police patrol car.
- A kind of ice cream soda with chocolate and vanilla flavors.
- (US, slang, by extension) The police, a police officer or the clothing they wear.
- not having or not capable of producing colors
- lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
- of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories
- Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
- Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.
- Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps).
- (figurative, idiomatic) Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
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- having no hue
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
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noun
- color lightly
- affect as in thought or feeling
- (transitive, figuratively) To affect or alter slightly, particularly due to the actual or metaphorical influence of some element or thing.
- (intransitive) To change slightly in shade due to the addition of colour; (by extension) to change slightly in quality due to the addition of some other thing.
- (transitive) To add a small amount of colour; to tint; (by extension) to add a small amount of some other thing.
- a just detectable amount
- a dye for coloring the hair
- a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- (automotive, informal) A vehicle window that has been darkened to conceal the occupant.
- A slight coloring.
- A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
- A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.
- A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)
- color lightly
- cause to be in brief contact with
- to extend as far as
- comprehend
- make a more or less disguised reference to
- consume
- be in direct physical contact with; make contact
- tamper with
- make physical contact with, come in contact with
- affect emotionally
- have an effect upon
- perceive via the tactile sense
- deal with; usually used with a form of negation
- be relevant to
- be equal to in quality or ability
- (intransitive) Of a ship or its passengers: to land, to make a short stop (at).
- (transitive, slang) To obtain money from, usually by borrowing (from a friend).
- To have sexual intercourse with
- (nautical) To keep the ship as near (the wind) as possible.
- (transitive) To make intimate physical contact with a person.
- (transitive) To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- (transitive, now historical) To lay hands on (someone suffering from scrofula) as a form of cure, as formerly practised by English and French monarchs.
- (transitive) To affect emotionally; to bring about tender or painful feelings in.
- (transitive, in negative constructions) To be on the level of; to approach in excellence or quality.
- To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
- (transitive) To cause to be briefly in physical contact with something.
- To perform, as a tune; to play.
- (nautical) To bring (a sail) so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- (intransitive) To make physical contact with a thing.
- (transitive) To physically disturb; to interfere with, molest, or attempt to harm through contact.
- (transitive, Scottish history) To give royal assent to by touching it with the sceptre.
- To strike; to manipulate; to play on.
- (transitive) To begin to consume, or otherwise use.
- (transitive) To come into (involuntary) contact with; to meet or intersect.
- (intransitive) To come into physical contact, or to be in physical contact.
- (intransitive) To deal with in speech or writing; briefly to speak or write (on or upon something).
- (transitive, reflexive or rarely intransitive) To sexually excite with the fingers; to finger or masturbate.
- (transitive) To imbue or endow with a specific quality.
- (transitive, always passive) To disturb the mental functions of; to make somewhat insane; often followed with "in the head".
- (transitive) To physically affect in specific ways implied by context.
- (transitive, computing) To mark (a file or document) as having been modified.
- To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke to with the pencil or brush.
- (intransitive, nautical) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that its weather leech shakes.
- To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly.
- (transitive) To come close to; to approach.
- (transitive) To concern, to have to do with.
- the event of something coming in contact with the body
- the feel of mechanical action
- the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
- deftness in handling matters
- a slight attack of illness
- the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
- a slight but appreciable amount
- the act of putting two things together with no space between them
- a communicative interaction
- a distinguishing style
- a suggestion of some quality
- the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- The ability to perform a task well; aptitude.
- (slang) An act of borrowing or stealing something; a request for money.
- (Australian rules football) A disposal of the ball during a game, i.e. a kick or a handball.
- A little bit; a small amount.
- Form; standard of performance.
- (chiefly Australia) touch football (a variant of rugby league that does not involve tackling)
- The part of a sports field beyond the touchlines or goal-lines.
- (shipbuilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and but, or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern timbers at the counters.
- A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.
- (uncountable, in set phrases) A relationship of close communication or understanding.
- (bell-ringing) A set of changes less than the total possible on seven bells, i.e. less than 5,040.
- An act of touching, especially with the hand or finger.
- The faculty or sense of perception by physical contact.
- The children's game of tag.
- The style or technique with which one plays a musical instrument.
- A distinguishing feature or characteristic.
- (music) The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers.
- (slang) The extent to which a person is interested or affected; the amount of outlay on something.
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- Not bright or colorful.
- Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
- (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
- Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
- (music) Clipping of diminished.
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
- made dim or less bright
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- offering little or no hope
- (intransitive) To become darker.
- To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
- To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
- (figurative) To diminish, dull, or curtail.
- (transitive) To make something less bright.
- make dim or lusterless
- make dim by comparison or conceal
- become vague or indistinct
- become dim or lusterless
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- having no hue
- (biology, of tissue) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid.
- (music) Having only the diatonic notes of the scale; not modified by accidentals.
- Containing components such as achromatic lenses and prisms, designed to prevent color-related distortion.
- (optics) Free from color; transmitting light without color-related distortion.
- having no hue
- Having no obvious colour; gray.
- possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
- having no net electric charge
- having no personal preference
- lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics
- not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest
- Neither beneficial nor harmful.
- Neither positive nor negative.
- (liquor, chemistry) Of an alcoholic drink, having been fermented and distilled but with no additives.
- (chemistry) Having a pH of or near 7, neither acidic nor alkaline.
- (physics) Neither positive nor negative; possessing no charge or equivalent positive and negative charge such that there is no imbalance.
- (biology) Having no sex; neuter.
- (politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.
- Favoring neither the supporting nor opposing viewpoint of a topic of debate; unbiased.
- (roleplaying games) Having an alignment that is situated between two notable possibilities, such as between good and evil, or between chaotic and lawful.
- (psychology) Not biased; viewing situations objectively in a way that is neither positive nor negative.
- A neutral hue.
- one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
- (uncountable) The position of a set of gears in which power cannot be transmitted to the drive mechanism.
- A person who takes no side in a dispute.
- An individual or entity serving as an arbitrator or adjudicator.
- A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.
- An electrical terminal or conductor which has zero or close to zero voltage with respect to the ground.
- Initialism of oleoresin capsicum.
- Initialism of office conference.
- Officer of the Order of Canada.
- Initialism of office consultation.
- Initialism of organizing committee.
- (fandom slang) Initialism of original character.
- (computing) Initialism of overclock.
- (business) Initialism of organizational climate.
- Initialism of original content.
- (UK, roleplaying games) Initialism of out of character.
- (military) Officer Commanding.
- (television, film, media) Initialism of open captioning.
- Having a color.
- Having prominent colors; colorful.
- (chiefly historical) Designated for use by colored people (in either the US or South African sense).
- Biased; pervasively (but potentially subtly) influenced in a particular way.
- (in combination) Having a particular color or kind of color.
- (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, sometimes capitalized) Belonging to a multiracial ethnic group or category, having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian). (Under apartheid, used as a metadescription for mixed-race people and peoples such as the Cape Coloureds.)
- (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
- having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- having skin rich in melanin pigments;
- favoring one person or side over another
- (of color) Dull; not bright or colorful.
- Subdued; solemn; grave.
- Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
- Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
- (Scotland) Poor; feeble.
- (figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
- Not drunk; not intoxicated.
- completely lacking in playfulness
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
- not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
- lacking brightness or color; dull
- (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
- (often with up) To make or become sober.
- To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
- become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
- become more realistic
- cause to become sober
- Of a colour: not bright; dull, muted.
- Of a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
- Of an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
- Of a person or their actions, character, etc.: lacking drive, emotion, or enthusiasm; apathetic, listless, spiritless, unenthusiastic.
- Of a person or their movement: showing a dislike for physical effort; leisurely, unhurried.
- Of a thing: lacking energy, liveliness, or strength; inactive, slow-moving, weak.
- Of a period of time: characterized by lack of activity; pleasant and relaxed; unstressful.
- lacking spirit or liveliness
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
- lacking patterns especially in color
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- (card games) Not a trump.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- not mixed with extraneous elements
- free from any effort to soften to disguise
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
- a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
- extensive tract of level open land
- communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
- a black-and-white photograph or slide
- A type of giant cookie (about eight inches in diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate.
- (US, slang, law enforcement) A police patrol car.
- A kind of ice cream soda with chocolate and vanilla flavors.
- (US, slang, by extension) The police, a police officer or the clothing they wear.
- not having or not capable of producing colors
- lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
- of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories
- Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
- Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.
- Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps).
- (figurative, idiomatic) Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.