noir

noir (French)

Black in colour.. Black, of black ethnicity. Drunk; inebriated. A black person. A person whose hair is dark. Dark; darkness.

film noir (English)

A film characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical or desperate characters.

noir (English)

(film, and, TV, countable) A production in the style of film noir.. (film, and, TV, uncountable) Film noir. (film, TV) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre.