# monochromatic

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #40,801

## Definitions
1. Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television.
2. Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness.
3. Plain, dull, lifeless.

## Etymology
From mono- + chromatic, mono- from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”), chromatic from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

## Common misspellings (20)
`mmonochromatic`, `mnoochromatic`, `moncohromatic`, `monnochromatic`, `monocchromatic`, `monochhromatic`, `monochormatic`, `monochrmoatic`, `monochroamtic`, `monochromaitc`, `monochromatci`, `monochromaticc`, `monochromattic`, `monochrommatic`, `monochromtaic`, `monochrromatic`, `monocrhomatic`, `monohcromatic`, `moonchromatic`, `omnochromatic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/monochromatic