film noir (fĭlm nwär)
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Tweet n. pl. film noirs (fĭlm nwärz, nwär) or films noirs (fĭlm nwär) 1. A movie characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical characters. 2. The genre or style of such movies. [French : film, film (from English film; see FILM) + noir, black (from Old French, from Latin niger, nigr-; see nekw-t- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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