LookItUpnoir
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /nwɑːr/ · UK /nwɑː/
noir means: Having the dark mood, crime stories, and troubled characters typical of a particular film style.
adjective
Having the dark mood, crime stories, and troubled characters typical of a particular film style.
- The film has a noir atmosphere.
- She writes noir thrillers set in rainy cities.
- Its shadowy streets give the story a distinctly noir feel.
noun
A style of crime film with a dark mood and characters facing dangerous or hopeless situations.
- She loves film noir.
- The course explores the history of noir.
- Noir often presents a world where nobody can be trusted.
A film or other work made in a dark crime style, often with troubled characters.
- We watched a classic noir.
- Her latest novel is a gritty noir set in Paris.
- These modern noirs feature detectives with complicated private lives.
Questions about noir
What does noir mean?
Having the dark mood, crime stories, and troubled characters typical of a particular film style.
What is noir in other languages?
Türkçe: kara film tarzında · Español: negro · Français: noir · Deutsch: noir · Italiano: noir · 日本語: ノワール調の
How do you pronounce noir?
In American English /nwɑːr/; in British English /nwɑː/.
How do you use noir in a sentence?
The film has a noir atmosphere. She writes noir thrillers set in rainy cities.
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