(adj) not having or not capable of producing colors, Syn. black and white, Ant. color, Example:black-and-white film; a black-and-white TV; the movie was in black and white
(adj) of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories, Example: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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 ]