1. Lacking hue or shades of grey; part white and part black
   "black-and-white stripes"; "a black-and-white cow"; "black-and-white blooms"
    
2. (photography) not having or not capable of producing colours
   "black-and-white film"; "a black-and-white TV";
   - black and white
    
3. Of a situation that is sharply divided into mutually exclusive categories
   "there were no grey areas, you were either for him or against him, he was all black-and-white"; "he rejected a black-and-white world"; "there are no black-and-white certainties"

1. Communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)
   "The contract had to be in black and white";
   - written communication, written language
    
2. A black-and-white photograph or slide
   "The artist's exhibition featured haunting black and white portraits";
   - monochrome

Derived forms: black and whites

See also: divided

Type of: communication, exposure, photo, photograph, pic [informal], piccy [informal], picture

Antonym: color [US]

Encyclopedia: Black-and-white