noirish


noir

N0128950 (nwär)adj.1. Of or relating to the film noir genre.2. Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings.3. Suggestive of danger or violence.
[Short for film noir. Sense 2, short for French roman noir, black novel.]
noir′ish adj.

noirish

(ˈnwɑːrɪʃ) adj1. (Film) characteristic of, or relating to, film noir2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) characteristic of, or relating to, a genre of crime literature in which the characters are tough or cynical and the settings are bleak and sleazy