adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing) depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of gray; also called monochromatic and monochrome; -- of images. Opposite of color or in color, and contrasting with polychrometechnicolorthree-color; as, a black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie “Schindler's List” was shot in black and white. Syn. -- black and white, monochromatic, monochrome. [ WordNet 1.5 ]