Translate black and white | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of black and white
adjective
1(of a photograph, film, television programme, etc.) in black, white, shades of grey, and no other colour:old black-and-white movies
2(of a situation or debate) involving clearly defined opposing principles or issues:it was all grey areas; no black-and-white certainties
noun
US informal a police car: a couple of black and whites zipped up and cops jumped out
Phrases
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1in writing or print:she had abandoned all hope of getting her contract down in black and white
2in terms of clearly defined opposing principles or issues:children think in black and white, good and bad
