black and white

/ˌˈblæk ən ˌwaɪt/

/ˌˈblæk ən ˌhwaɪt/

/blæk ænd waɪt/

Other forms: black and whites

Definitions of black and white

1. adjective

   not having or not capable of producing colors
   “the movie was in black and white”

   synonyms: black-and-white
2. noun

   a black-and-white photograph or slide
   synonyms: monochrome

   type of:

   exposure, photo, photograph, pic, picture

   a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
3. noun

   communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
   synonyms: written communication, written language

   types:

   transcription, written text

   something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation

   writing

   letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

   piece of writing, writing, written material

   the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

   writing

   (usually plural) the collected work of an author

   prescription

   written instructions from a physician or dentist to a druggist concerning the form and dosage of a drug to be issued to a given patient

   prescription

   written instructions for an optician on the lenses for a given person

   reading, reading material

   written material intended to be read

   correspondence

   communication by the exchange of letters

   code, codification

   a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

   print

   the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

   bowdlerisation, bowdlerization

   written material that has been bowdlerized

   title

   (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action

   transliteration

   a transcription from one alphabet to another

   phonetic transcription

   a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol

   orthography, writing system

   a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

   coding system

   a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages

   cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing

   a piece of writing in code or cipher

   patristics, patrology

   the writings of the early Church Fathers

   rescript, revision, rewrite

   something that has been written again

   literary composition, literary work

   imaginative or creative writing

   literature

   creative writing of recognized artistic value

   literature

   published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

   matter

   written works (especially in books or magazines)

   criticism, literary criticism

   a written evaluation of a work of literature

   section, subdivision

   a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

   paragraph

   one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line

   diary, journal

   a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

   capitalisation, capitalization

   writing in capital letters

   typewriting, typing

   writing done with a typewriter

   printing

   text handwritten in the style of printed matter

   hand, handwriting, script

   something written by hand

   hieroglyph, hieroglyphic

   writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

   skywriting

   writing formed in the sky by smoke released from an airplane

   inscription, lettering

   letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

   manuscript, ms

   the form of a literary work submitted for publication

   autograph

   something written by one's own hand

   tractate, treatise

   a formal exposition

   adaptation, retelling, version

   a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

   essay

   an analytic or interpretive literary composition

   editing, redaction

   putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

   religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

   writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity

   screed

   a long piece of writing

   document, papers, written document

   writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

   bumf, bumph

   reading materials (documents, written information) that you must read and deal with but that you think are extremely boring

   card

   a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures)

   Bushido

   traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living

   legal code

   a code of laws adopted by a state or nation

   building code

   set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings

   dress code

   a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited)

   fire code

   set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc

   omerta

   a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities

   health code, sanitary code

   set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc

   Highway Code

   the code of rules governing the use of public roads

   printing, printing process

   reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

   fine print, small print

   material printed in small type

   notation, notational system

   a technical system of symbols used to represent special things

   dramatic composition, dramatic work

   a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc.

   dithyramb

   a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing

   plagiarism

   a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

   transcript

   something that has been transcribed; a written record (usually typewritten) of dictated or recorded speech

   type of:

   communication

   something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups