FILM NOIR


Meaning of FILM NOIR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈnwär ]

noun

( plural film noirs -ˈnwär(z) ; or films noir or films noirs -ˈnwär)

Etymology: French, literally, black film

Date: 1958

: a type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and foreboding background music ; also : a film of this type

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.