Pronunciation: ˌ bla-k ə n- ' hw ī t, - ' w ī t
Function: adjective
Date: 1612
1 : partly black and partly white in color
2 : being in writing or print
3 : executed in dark pigment on a light background or in light pigment on a dark ground <a black-and-white drawing>
4 : MONOCHROME 2 < black-and-white film> < black-and-white television>
5 a : sharply divided into good and evil b : evaluating or viewing things as either all good or all bad < black-and-white morality> c : sharply defined : CLEAR-CUT <the truth is not always black-and-white >