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noir meaning

EN[ˈnwɑː] [ˈnwɑɹ] [-ɑː(ɹ)]
WNoir
  • Noir (or noire) is the French word for black. It may also refer to:
FR noir

    Definition of noir in English Dictionary

  • NounPLnoirsSUF-oir
    1. (film and TV) A production in the style of film noir.
      1. Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.
  • AdjectiveCOMmore noirSUPmost noir
    1. (film, TV) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre.
      1. 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).
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • If noir is the great urban style of the movies — and it is — then New York City is surely the noirest place on earth.
    2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
      • Mainstream Hollywood would not cater to the taste for sexual sensation, which left a space for B-movies, including noir.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adjectives
      • Nouns
        • Countable nouns
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      1. fr noir
      2. fr noirs
      3. en noirs
      4. fr noire
      5. fr noires
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of noir for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "noir" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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