Noir meaning
Noir is French for black and is a type of fiction or a film that has tough characters and is cynical, bleak and pessimistic in nature.
An example of noir is the film Citizen Kane.
noun
Of or relating to the film noir genre.
adjective
Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings.
adjective
Suggestive of danger or violence.
adjective
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Fiction in which mood, plot, etc. are like those of film noir.
noun
(film and TV) A production in the style of film noir.
noun
(film, TV) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre.
adjective
Of or characteristic of noir or film noir.
adjective
Origin of noir
- Short for film noir Sense 2, short for French roman noir black novel
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From film noir and French noir
From Wiktionary