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Meaning of achromatic in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌækrəˈmædɪk/

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  1. 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. 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. 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

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