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Meaning of achromatic in English
Pronunciation
/ˌækrəˈmædɪk/
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Qualitative Adjective
achromatic
Etymology
late 18th century: via French from Greek a-‘without’ + khrōmatikos (from khrōma‘color’)
Definitions
1.
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
Examples
« having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light »
« as white as fresh snow »
« a bride's white dress »
Synonyms
albescent
Antonyms
black
achromatic
2.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
Examples
« having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light »
« black leather jackets »
« as black as coal »
« rich black soil »
Antonyms
white
achromatic
3.
having no hue
Synonyms
argent
silver
silvery
silverish
ash-gray
ash-grey
ashy
auburn
reddish-brown
canescent
chalky
charcoal
charcoal-gray
charcoal-grey
coal-black
jet
jet-black
pitchy
sooty
ebon
ebony
gray
grey
grayish
greyish
hueless
ink-black
inky
inky-black
iron-gray
iron-grey
lily-white
milk-white
neutral
oxford-gray
oxford-grey
pearly
pearly-white
sable
slate-gray
slaty
slatey
stone-gray
snow-white
snowy
whitish
off-white
blackish
Antonyms
chromatic
See also
colorless