noir

Meaning

Adj

1. black in colour
2. dark
3. drunk; inebriated
4. black, of black ethnicity

Noun

1. a black person
2. a person whose hair is dark
3. dark; darkness

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nwaʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French noir, from Old French noir, neir, from Latin nigrum. Doublet of nègre.

Sentences

Le chat noir se promène sur le balcon en plein soleil .

The black cat walks on the balcony in full sun.