Noir

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or pertaining to film noir (a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas), or the atmosphere associated with that genre.
 * 2) A French word for black, which often refers to film and television genres, literature, fictional characters, music, and places.
 * 3) A term used to describe crime drama movies from Hollywood that are often focused on sex, crime, and corruption.

Noun

 * 1)  A production in the style of film noir

Adjectives for Noir
tech; future; neo;

Derived terms
film noir; noirish; pinot noir; noir fiction; neo-noir; future noir; tech-noir; pulp noir; Pied-Noir; Code noir; Tartan Noir; Le Chat Noir; Terret noir; Beurre noir; Cabinet noir; Tart Noir; Noir Belge; Glacier Noir; Scandinavian noir; Dans Le Noir;

Etymology
From film noir and noir:

Etymology
noir: < niger:

Adjective

 * 1) black in colour.
 * Ce chat est noir. - This cat is black.
 * 1) drunk; inebriated.
 * Il est noir. - He is drunk.
 * 1) black, of black ethnicity
 * Il est noir. - He is black.

Noun

 * 1) a black person
 * 2) a person whose hair is dark
 * 3) dark; darkness
 * Je suis seul dans le noir. - I'm alone in the dark.

Derived terms

 * noir de monde
 * une nuit noire

Noun

 * 1) black

Adjective

 * 1) black

Descendants

 * French:

Etymology
niger:

Noun

 * 1) black (color)

Adjective

 * 1) black; having a black color