noir

See also Noir

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From film noir and French noir

Adjective

noir (comparative more noir, superlative most noir)

1. (film, TV) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
   • 2008, Jerold J. Abrams & Elizabeth Cooke, “Detection and the Logic of Abduction in The X-Files”, in The Philosophy of TV Noir^[1], ISBN 0813124492, page 182:

     As a neo-Sherlock Holmes, however, Mulder is also a very noir version of the classic detective (just as Scully is a very noir Watson).

Derived terms

• noirish

Noun

noir (plural noirs)

1. (film and TV) A production in the style of film noir
   • 2007 January 29, Wendell Jamieson, “Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, Nights Are Noir in Fog City”:

     Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.

Anagrams

• inro, inrō
• iron
• nori
• Orin
• RINO

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /nwaʁ/

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Etymology

Old French noir, from Latin niger

Adjective

noir m. (f. noire, m. plural noirs, f. plural noires)

1. black in colour.

   Ce chat est noir. - This cat is black.

2. drunk; inebriated.

   Il est noir. - He is drunk.

3. black, of black ethnicity

   Il est noir. - He is black.

Noun

noir m. (plural noirs; feminine noire, plural noires)

1. a black person
2. a person whose hair is dark
3. dark; darkness

   Je suis seul dans le noir. - I'm alone in the dark.

Derived terms

• noir de monde
• une nuit noire

See also

• film noir

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Middle French

Noun

noir m. (uncountable)

1. black

Adjective

noir m. (feminine singular noire, masculine plural noirs, feminine plural noires)

1. black

Descendants

• French: noir

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Old French

Etymology

Latin niger

Noun

noir m. (oblique plural noirs, nominative singular noirs, nominative plural noir)

1. black (color)

Adjective

noir m. (feminine noire)

1. black; having a black color