noir
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[edit] English
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From film noir and French noir
[edit] Adjective
noir (comparative more noir, superlative most noir)
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- (cinematography, 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).
- 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:
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[edit] Noun
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noir (plural noirs)
- (cinematography 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”, New York Times:
- Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.
- 2007 January 29, Wendell Jamieson, “Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, Nights Are Noir in Fog City”, New York Times:
[edit] French
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From an earlier neir from Latin niger
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noir m., noire f.
- black in color.
- Ce chat est noir. - This cat is black.
- drunk; inebriated.
- Il est noir. - He is drunk.
- dark brown in skin color; having much melanin in the skin.
- Il est noir. - He is black.
The color black:
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noir m. (plural noirs) (feminine noire)
- (Noire) A person whose skin is dark.
- A person whose hair is dark.
- dark
- Je suis seul dans le noir. - I'm alone in the dark.
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- noir de monde full of people
- une nuit noire a night with little moonlight