noir

adj, noun — 3 senses

noir

adj

UK /ˈnwɑː/ · US /ˈnwɑɹ/

Etymology Shortened from film noir, and from French noir. Doublet of negro.

1

Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre

As a neo-Sherlock Holmes, however, Mulder is also a very noir version of the classic detective (just as Scully is a very noir Watson).2008, Jerold J. Abrams, Elizabeth Cooke, “Detection and the Logic of Abduction in The X-Files”, in The Philosophy of TV Noir, →ISBN, page 182:

Derived terms: cabinet noir, cybernoir, neo-noir, noirish, Nordic noir, pinot noir, retro-noir, rouge et noir, Scandinavian noir, Scandi-noir, tartan noir, tech noir

noir

noun

Etymology Shortened from film noir, and from French noir. Doublet of negro.

1

Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television Film noir.

2

Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television A production in the style of film noir.

Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.2007 January 29, Wendell Jamieson, “Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, Nights Are Noir in Fog City”, in New York Times:

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