black-and-white

/blækændˈwaɪt/

/blækændˈwaɪt/

Definitions of black-and-white

1. adjective

   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. adjective

   not having or not capable of producing colors
   “black-and-white film”

   “a black-and-white TV”

   synonyms: black and white

   antonyms:

   color

   having or capable of producing colors
3. adjective

   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”

   synonyms:

   divided

   separated into parts or pieces