Definition of "noir"

noir

/ˈnwɑː/

adjective
comparative more noir, superlative most noir
1. (film, television) Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
  Quotations
  As a neo-Sherlock Holmes, however, Mulder is also a very noir version of the classic detective (just as Scully is a very noir Watson).
  2008, Jerold J. Abrams, Elizabeth Cooke, “Detection and the Logic of Abduction in The X-Files”, in The Philosophy of TV Noir‎, page 182
noun
countable and uncountable, plural noirs
1. (film and television, uncountable) Film noir.
2. (film and television, countable) A production in the style of film noir.
  Quotations
  Several noirs, including “Raw Deal,” have been set here.
  2007 January 29, Wendell Jamieson, “Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt, Nights Are Noir in Fog City”, in New York Times‎