noir
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 4
- Words With Friends
- 5
- Letters
- 4
/ˈnwɑː/(UK)
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/ˈnwɑː/(UK) · /ˈnwɑɹ/(US)
Definition of noir
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
“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).”
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adj
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Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
“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).”
noun
- (uncountable)Film noir.
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(countable)A production in the style of film noir.
“Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Shortened from film noir, and from French noir. Doublet of negro.
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