DictionaryRoot: khrōma
Greek
khrōma
color
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adjective / noun
monochrome
MAH-nuh-krohm/ˈmɑːnəkrəʊm/
An image or appearance in one color or shades of gray.
Etymology
“Single” and “color” describe a work made with one color, including different tints of it. The adjective extends that same idea beyond paintings and drawings.