ノワール

noun

black; dark (color)

Used as a noun for the color black, often in fashion, design, or artistic contexts. Directly from French 'noir'.

from French noir

• 彼かの女じょはノワールのドレスを着きていた。

  She was wearing a black dress.

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

dark; shady; noir; suspicious; mysterious

Describes a dark, shady, or mysterious atmosphere, often in film, literature, or situations. Can be used as a noun or with の to modify another noun.

• この映えい画がはノワールな雰ふん囲い気きが漂ただよっている。

  This movie has a noir atmosphere.

• 彼かれの過か去こにはノワールな部ぶ分ぶんがある。

  There is a dark side to his past.