noir

[ nwar ]

adjective

, French.

1. black; noting the black numbers in roulette.

noir

/ nwɑː /

adjective

1. (of a film) showing characteristics of a film noir , in plot or style

Example Sentences

The accompanying video has a film noir look that complements the slinky sound.

From The Daily Beast

Everybody making pinot noir lives in the shadow of one tiny vineyard in Burgundy, the 4.4 acres of La Romanee-Conti.

From The Daily Beast

She then helped co-found Rainbow Noir, an organization that bills itself as a safe haven for LGBT of color in Manchester.

From The Daily Beast

Ranbow Noir, the organization Fonthes works for, confirmed that Fonthes had been released from law enforcement to her family.

From The Daily Beast

I grew up a big fan of film noir, but what drew you to the Sin City universe?

From The Daily Beast

But defeated candidates will quite agree that the game of "bleu et jaune" is a good deal worse than "rouge et noir."

From Project Gutenberg

A plateau—Noir Hill—ploughed up by countless shells, is reached shortly afterwards.

From Project Gutenberg

You could not be 'Blanche,' could you, pet, unless you were 'Blanche et Noir'?

From Project Gutenberg

At first, probably, a share in land periodically shifted-& partage noir of the Russian peasants.

From Project Gutenberg

He did not, however, confine himself to rouge et noir, but soon learned all the niceties of that scientific game cart.

From Project Gutenberg