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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesolesco
Native Script:noiresco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nwaresko
"La novela gráfica presenta un ambiente oscuro y noiresco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characteristic of or resembling film noir; having a dark, cynical, moody, and atmospheric quality.
"The detective novel had a distinctively noirish tone, complete with rain-slicked streets and moral ambiguity." - 2
Pertaining to cinematic or artistic works that evoke the themes of crime, fatalism, and shadowy lighting typical of classic noir.
"The director created a noirish ambiance using stark shadows and a haunting jazz soundtrack."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'noir' (meaning black), combined with the English adjectival suffix '-ish'. The term emerged in mid-20th-century film criticism to describe the dark, cynical, and stylized aesthetic of film noir, later expanding to literature and popular culture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Noirish" is said worldwide
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noirtesque
Transliteration: nwartesk
"Le film a une esthétique noirtesque très prononcée."
noirartig
Transliteration: noar-artɪç
"Der Detektivfilm hatte eine stark noirartige Atmosphäre."
noir
Transliteration: nwar
"La pellicola ha un tono tipicamente noir."
olesco
Transliteration: nwaresko
Script: noiresco
"La novela gráfica presenta un ambiente oscuro y noiresco."
noiresco
Transliteration: nojˈɾɛsku
"O filme de suspense tem um estilo noirnesco marcante."
नोइर जैसा
Transliteration: noir jaisa
"इस थ्रिलर फिल्म में एक रहस्यमयी और नोइर जैसा माहौल था।"
黑色电影风格的
Transliteration: hēisè diànyǐng fēnggé de
"这部悬疑片具有强烈的黑色电影风格的氛围。"
느와르풍의
Transliteration: neuwareupung-ui
"그 영화는 어둡고 음울한 느와르풍의 분위기를 자아냈다."
ノワール風の
Transliteration: nowāru fū no
"その映画は影のあるノワール風の雰囲気に満ちていた。"
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