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

“I want to convey, first of all, this darkish noir sense,” he explains, “that we’re dealing with something that is related to the dark part of our subconscious, of our soul. We are staring at the shadows. I also think it’s a story about destiny, which is mocking the main character. So I wanted to put some sarcasm into the music.”

From Los Angeles Times

But even that doesn’t seem fitting for works that nod to centuries-old chant music and film noir.

From New York Times

There were only a few people outside at first and I felt like I was in some type of bad film noir, a Black man wearing an old trench coat in the rain as his country succumbs to fascism is walking to one of the headquarters of the elected dictator.

From Salon

Ultimately, Vance left followers with a message from Anton Chigurh, a hitman in Cormac McCarthy’s bloody borderlands noir “No Country for Old Men.”

From Salon

Phil are up against Marin Alsop and ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra for Adams’ “City Noir,” which was commissioned by the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times