Advertisement

Advertisement

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


Discover More

Example Sentences

Jackson Family has seen strong sales of its popular La Crema label of chardonnay and pinot noir, especially through delivery services such as Drizly and Instacart, Reitzell told me.

All are counting on a rain forecast for Tuesday to wash pinot noir grapes clean before they’re picked.

From Fortune

Acidity is on the lower side, so expect juicy, rich pinot noirs and bold pinot gris.

From Fortune

You’ll fuel up at classic Kiwi pubs and stay in places like Dunstan House, a 1900s stagecoach stop in Clyde, where you can sample velvety pinot noirs from Clyde Village Vineyard before catching a ferry across Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown.

Similarly, the DOJ has been accused of partisanship in its criticism of Amazon, whose CEO Jeff Bezos also owns the Washington Post, one of the president’s bête noir newspapers.

From Ozy

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Advertisement

Word of the Day

petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

Meaning and examples

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


nointerno-iron