noir
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See also: Noir
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Shortened from film noir, and from French noir. Doublet of negro.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]noir (comparative more noir, superlative most noir)
- (film, television) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]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, “Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, Nights Are Noir in Fog City”, in New York Times[2]:
- Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Noir (for the noun with the sense "black person")
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French noir, from Old French noir, neir, from Latin nigrum. Doublet of nègre.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- Afrique noire
- au noir
- aulne 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
- Noël noir
- noir comme dans un four
- noir comme l’ébène
- noir de monde
- noir et blanc
- noir sur blanc
- noirâtre
- 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
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]blanc | gris | noir |
rouge; cramoisi, carmin | orange; brun, marron | jaune; crème |
lime | vert | menthe |
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard | azur, bleu ciel | bleu |
violet, lilas; indigo | magenta; pourpre | rose |
Further reading
[edit]- “noir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French noir, neir.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]noir m (uncountable)
Adjective
[edit]noir m (feminine singular noire, masculine plural noirs, feminine plural noires)
Descendants
[edit]Old French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]noir oblique singular, m (oblique plural noirs, nominative singular noirs, nominative plural noir)
- black (colour)
Adjective
[edit]noir m (oblique and nominative feminine singular noire)
- black; having a black color
Descendants
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