noir

This is the 845th most frequent French word.


noir

Black.


Adjective describing the cat's color, agreeing with the noun in gender and number.

Le chat noir dort sur le canapé.

The black cat sleeps on the couch.


Adjective describing coffee, indicating it is plain and without milk.

Il préfère le café noir sans sucre.

He prefers black coffee without sugar.


Noun modifying film, used to denote a genre.

Le film d'hier soir était un film noir classique.

Last night's movie was a classic film noir.