noir
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- noun
- /nɔr/
- Literature
- But two elements that are perhaps more noticeable and important in noir are dialogue and plot.
- elements of noir
- dialogue in noir
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Watch on YouTubeThis trend has its roots in film noir.
- This trend has its roots in film noir.
- I tend to like film noir's futuristic thrillers.
Examples
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Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, one of the leading mystery magazines, publishes roughly 25 percent noir, editor Janet Hutchings says.
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You know, we sort of have this Boston noir sort of genre that we seem to always be stuck with.
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"I think it's the first animated film noir ever made," the director said.
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"A few years ago, EQMM brought back its Black Mask Department, which is exclusively for noir stories."
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Its noir anthologies based on specific cities started with Brooklyn Noir in 2004 and have expanded to more than 40 titles.
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In the 1940s, film noir emerged, and in the 1950s, noir fiction saw its heyday.
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One publisher that has helped get noir back on the literary map is the Brooklyn-based publisher Akashic Books.
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Like all good fiction, noir incorporates fictional techniques including metaphor, simile, and narrative.
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The movie is a classic noir that captures the essence of crime and moral ambiguity.
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She loves reading noir novels because of their dark themes and complex characters.
Synonyms
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A dark crime movie style with shadowy lighting and dishonest characters
Compounds
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A card game with two rows where players bet on the color or row closer to a number
Surface Forms
Etymology
Noir comes from French noir meaning 'black'. Critics used the phrase 'film noir' for dark crime movies, and now a noir is a film or book that feels dark, gloomy, and full of moral danger.