noir
English
/ˈnwɑː/, /ˈnwɑɹ/
adj
Definitions
- (film) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
Etymology
Borrowed from French noir (black).
Origin
French
noir
Gloss
black
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
黒
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- misogynoir English
- neo-noir English
- noirish English
- noirishly English
- noirishness English
- transmisogynoir English
- antinoir French
- noir French
- noirceur French
- noirâtre French
- outrenoir French
- thé noir French
- vendredi noir French
- noir Middle French
- nwa Haitian, Haitian Creole
- nwar Mauritian Creole
- nwar Seychellois Creole