noir
See also: Noir
English
Etymology
Shortened from film noir, and from French noir. Doublet of negro.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnwɑː/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈnwɑɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Adjective
noir (comparative more noir, superlative most noir)
- (film, television) 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, →ISBN, 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
- neo-noir
- noirish
Noun
noir (countable and uncountable, plural noirs)
- (film and television, uncountable) Film noir.
- (film and television, countable) A production in the style of film noir.
- 2007, January 29, “Wendell Jamieson”, in Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, Nights Are Noir in Fog City:
- Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.
-
Anagrams
- Iron, Orin, RINO, Rion, inro, inrō, iron, nori, roin
French
Alternative forms
- Noir (for the noun with the sense "black person")
Etymology
From Middle French noir, from Old French noir, neir, from Latin nigrum. Doublet of nègre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nwaʁ/
audio (file) Audio (FR) (file) - Rhymes: -waʁ
- Homophones: noirs, noire, noires
Adjective
noir (feminine noire, masculine plural noirs, feminine plural noires)
- black in colour
- Ce chat est noir. ― This cat is black.
- dark
- Il fait encore noir dehors. ― It is still dark outside.
- drunk; inebriated
- Il est noir. ― He is drunk.
- black, of black ethnicity
- Il est noir. ― He is black.
Noun
noir m (plural noirs, feminine noire)
- a black person
- a person whose hair is dark
- dark; darkness
- Je suis seul dans le noir. ― I'm alone in the dark.
Derived terms
- Afrique noire
- aulne noir
- au noir
- bête noire
- beurre noir
- bile noire
- blanc de noirs
- blé noir
- boîte noire
- boudin noir
- broyer du noir
- café noir
- caisse noire
- ceinture noire
- chambre noire
- chemise noire
- chocolat noir
- colère noire
- corneille noire
- cygne noir
- faire noir
- film noir
- forêt noire
- gobemouche noir
- gueule noire
- humour noir
- idée noire
- lieu noir
- liste noire
- lunettes noires
- magie noire
- mamba noir
- marché noir
- marée noire
- matière noire
- mer Noire
- misère noire
- mouton noir
- naine noire
- néo-noir
- nigritelle noire
- noirâtre
- noir comme dans un four
- noir comme l'ébène
- noir de monde
- noir et blanc
- noir sur blanc
- nuit noire
- œil au beurre noir
- olive noire
- or noir
- ours noir
- pavillon noir
- peste noire
- pied noir
- point noir
- poivre noir
- regard noir
- tableau noir
- tégénaire noire
- thé noir
- trou noir
- vendredi noir
- veuve noire
Related terms
- noircir
- noirceur
Descendants
- Karipúna Creole French: nué, nég
See also
| blanc | gris | noir |
| rouge; cramoisi | orange; brun | jaune; crème |
| vert citron | vert | menthe |
| cyan; bleu canard | azur | bleu |
| violet; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
- film noir
Further reading
- “noir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French noir, neir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnwɛr/
Noun
noir m (uncountable)
- black
Adjective
noir m (feminine singular noire, masculine plural noirs, feminine plural noires)
- black
Descendants
- French: noir, Noir
- Karipúna Creole French: nué, nég
Old French
Alternative forms
- neir
Etymology
From Latin nigrum.
Pronunciation
- (archaic) IPA(key): /ˈnei̯r/
- (classical) IPA(key): /ˈnoi̯r/, (northern) /ˈnei̯r/
Noun
noir m (oblique plural noirs, nominative singular noirs, nominative plural noir)
- black (color)
Adjective
noir m (oblique and nominative feminine singular noire)
- black; having a black color
Descendants
- Middle French: noir (see there for further descendants)
- Norman: nièr, né; naer; nei
- Walloon: noer