noir
See also: Noir
English
Adjective
noir (comparative more noir, superlative most noir)
- (film, television) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
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.
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, accusative of niger. Doublet of nègre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nwaʁ/
audio (file) Audio (FR) (file) - Rhymes: -waʁ
Adjective
noir (feminine singular noire, masculine plural noirs, feminine plural noires)
- black in colour.
- Ce chat est noir. ― This cat is black.
- drunk; inebriated.
- Il est noir. ― He is drunk.
- black, of black ethnicity
- Il est noir. ― He is black.
Noun
Derived terms
- noir de monde
- une nuit noire
- noirâtre
See also
Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
blanc | gris | noir | ||
rouge ; cramoisi | orange ; brun | jaune ; crème | ||
vert citron | vert | |||
cyan ; bleu canard | azur | bleu | ||
violet ; indigo | magenta ; pourpre | rose |
Further reading
- “noir” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French noir, neir.
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