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   Noir

   /nwär/

   

   noun

   • 1. a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity: "his film proved that a Brit could do noir as darkly as any American"
   • ▪ a film or novel in the noir genre: "he says he's making a noir"

   Word Origin 1950s: from film noir.

   Derivatives

   • 1. noirish adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • I

     1

   • R

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