black-and-white

• Bezeichnet etwas klar und eindeutig Festgelegtes, ohne Graustufen oder Zwischentöne; oft für eine vereinfachte, absolute Sichtweise oder für Bilder in Schwarz-Weiß.

Describes something that is clearly defined, with no shades of gray; often used to refer to a simplistic or absolute view of a situation, or to images in black and white.

1. Lacking colorA2formal

   Consisting of only black and white colors, without any shades of gray or other hues.

   Schwarz-Weiß

   • The old photograph was black-and-white.
   • She prefers black-and-white movies over color ones.
   • The zebra has black-and-white stripes.

2. Incapable of producing colorA2formal

   Describing a device or medium that cannot display or reproduce colors.

   Schwarzweiß

   • The printer is only black-and-white.
   • He bought a black-and-white television set.
   • The newspaper is printed in black-and-white.

   Synonymeachromaticcolorlessmonochromaticmonochrome

   Antonymecolorcoloredcoloured

3. Clear-cut or absoluteB2formal

   Describing a situation or issue that is seen as having only two clear, opposing sides, without any gray areas.

   Schwarz-Weiß-Denken

   • The issue is not black-and-white; there are many nuances.
   • He sees the world in black-and-white terms.
   • The debate was presented as a black-and-white choice.

   Synonymeabsolutebinarycategoricalclear-cutdefinitedichotomousdistinctpolarunambiguous

   Antonymeambiguousequivocalgraygreymultifaceted