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Black-and-white
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey rather than shades of any other color.
- 2 Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey rather than color.
- 3 Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible. figuratively, idiomatic
"The pseudo-community of enemies in The Day the Earth Stood Still consists of politicians, the military, and businessmen, whereas the pseudo-community of friends, the element that complements the enemies and reinforces the black-and-white morality of paranoia (Cameron, "Revisited" 56), is composed of scientists, women, and children."
- 4 Alternative form of black and white (easily divided into diametrically opposing camps). alt-of, alternative
Adjective
- 1 not having or not capable of producing colors wordnet
- 2 of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories wordnet
- 3 lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black wordnet
Noun
- 1 Alternative form of black and white. alt-of, alternative
"[T]he news bunny ran up to him, saying, "Officer, did you have trouble catching up with Batman? Was it an exciting chase?" The surfer cop struck a semi-heroic pose for the camera and said, "Weak sauce." Then he quickly walked Batman to the black-and-white, where he was put into the backseat."
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