Noir (or noire) is the French word for

black Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white ha ...

. It may also refer to:

Places

In Canada *

Noire River (Ottawa River tributary) The Noire River (also known as the Black River or ''Rivière Noire'' in French) is a river in western Quebec, Canada. It runs in a south-eastern direction into the Ottawa River at Waltham, Quebec. It is named after the dark colour of its water (' ...

, in the Outaouais region of Quebec * Noire River, a tributary of the

Yamaska River The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada. Sourcing water within the Eastern Townships, it ends its journey in Lake Saint-Pierre where it is a tributary to the Saint Lawrence River; altogether it is long. Crossing nearly twenty ...

in Eastern Townships area, Quebec In France *

La Roche-Noire La Roche-Noire (; oc, La Ròcha Nèira) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. See also *Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department The following is a list of the 464 Communes of France, communes o ...

, a village and commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department *

Montagne Noire The Montagne Noire ( oc, Montanha Negra, known as the 'Black Mountain' in English) is a mountain range in central southern France. It is located at the southwestern end of the Massif Central at the juncture of the Tarn, Hérault and Aude departm ...

, a mountain range In Guadeloupe *

Pointe-Noire, Guadeloupe Pointe-Noire is a commune on Guadeloupe, a French overseas department in the Caribbean. It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Basse-Terre. Education Public preschools include:Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; kg, Njinji, french: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of the Congo, following the capital of Brazzaville, and an autonomous department since 2004. Befor ...

, second largest city in the Republic of the Congo *

Pointe Noire Airport Antonio-Agostinho-Neto International Airport is an airport serving Pointe-Noire, a coastal city in the Republic of the Congo. The runway is surrounded by the densely populated city, and is inland from the Atlantic shore. History The airport ...

, airport of Pointe-Noire *

Pointe-Noire Bay Pointe-Noire Bay () is a small bay in the Republic of the Congo, at . The city of Pointe-Noire Pointe-Noire (; kg, Njinji, french: Ndjindji with the letter d following French spelling standards) is the second largest city in the Republic of ...

, bay at Pointe-Noire

People

Noir (surname) The surname Noir (literally meaning "black" in French) may refer to: * Christel Noir, French author, screenwriter, and artist. * Jim Noir (born 1982), English singer-songwriter * Ricardo Noir (born 1987), Boca Juniors football player * Victor Noir ...

Arts, entertainment, and media

Genres

Film noir Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American ' ...

, a film genre **

Neo-noir Neo-noir is a revival of film noir, a genre that had originally flourished during the post-World War II era in the United Statesroughly from 1940 to 1960. The French term, ''film noir'', translates literally to English as "black film", indicating s ...

, a modern form of film noir ** Horror noir, psychological horror and supernatural horror mystery in a noir film (

List A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby uni ...

) or an

occult detective Occult detective fiction is a subgenre of detective fiction that combines the tropes of the main genre with those of supernatural, fantasy and/or horror fiction. Unlike the traditional detective who investigates murder and other common crimes, ...

ghost hunter film ** Tech-noir, technophiles and technology harming a society in a dystopian setting *

Folk noir Neofolk, also known as apocalyptic folk, is a form of experimental music blending elements of folk and industrial music, which emerged in punk rock circles in the 1980s. Neofolk may either be solely acoustic or combine acoustic folk instrument ...

, a music genre *

Noir fiction Noir fiction (or roman noir) is a subgenre of crime fiction. Definition In its modern form, noir has come to denote a marked darkness in theme and subject matter, generally featuring a disturbing mixture of sex and violence and death in some ...

, a literary genre closely related to hardboiled genre **

Scandinavian noir Nordic noir, also known as Scandinavian noir or Scandi noir, is a genre of crime fiction usually written from a police point of view and set in Scandinavia or Nordic countries. Plain language avoiding metaphor and set in bleak landscapes results ...

, Scandinavian crime fiction

Comics

* ''

Magie Noire "Magie Noire" ("Black Magic") is a comics series by the Ivorian painter and author Gilbert G. Groud. It deals with the dangers of black magic in Africa. The story is about a father who is married to several women. His favourite wife Zoé has o ...

'', a 2003 comic by the Ivorian painter and author Gilbert G. Groud * ''

Marvel Noir ''Marvel Noir'' is a 2009/2010 Marvel Comics alternative continuity combining elements of film noir and pulp fiction with the Marvel Universe. The central premise of the mini-series replaces super powers with driven, noir-flavored characterizat ...

'', a 2009 thematic stories based on Marvel universe * '' Noir: A Collection of Crime Comics'', a 2009 black-and-white crime comics anthology

Fictional characters

* Noir, alias of Ray Balzac Courland in ''

Gorgeous Carat is a ''yaoi'' manga series written and illustrated by You Higuri. The series is about the relationship between a man from a poor noble family and a master thief during the Victorian Era in France. Characters Main characters Florian F ...

'' manga * Noir, a character in the video game '' La Pucelle: Tactics'' (2002) * Noire, a character in the video game ''Fire Emblem: Awakening'' (2012) * Noire, a character in the video game ''

Hyperdimension Neptunia is a series of role-playing video games created and developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The series debuted in Japan on August 19, 2010, with the video game of the same name for the PlayStation 3, later re-released as an enhanced rema ...

'' * Cat Noir (Chat Noir in the French dub and Black Cat in the Korean dub), the superhero identity of protagonist

Adrien Agreste Adrien Agreste () is a Model (person), model and the male protagonist of the animated television series ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'', created by Thomas Astruc. He is portrayed as a French teenage student who has been homeschoole ...

in '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' *

Guy Noir Guy Noir is a fictional private detective regularly featured on the public radio show ''A Prairie Home Companion''. Voiced by Garrison Keillor, the character parodies the conventions of hardboiled fiction and the film noir genre. Guy Noir wo ...

, a fictional private detective in ''A Prairie Home Companion'' radio show * Jack Noir, a character in the webcomic ''

Homestuck ''Homestuck'' is an Internet fiction series created by American author and artist Andrew Hussie in the first half of the 2010s. The fourth and best-known of Hussie's four ''MS Paint Adventures'', it originally ran from April 13, 2009 to April 1 ...

'' * Madame Noir, a character in the '' Ressha Sentai ToQger'' *

Spider-Man Noir Spider-Man Noir (Peter Parker) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Part of the Marvel Noir universe (Earth-90214), this alternate version of Spider-Man is a noir-themed take on the charact ...

, a

Marvel Marvel may refer to: Business * Marvel Entertainment, an American entertainment company ** Marvel Comics, the primary imprint of Marvel Entertainment ** Marvel Universe, a fictional shared universe ** Marvel Music, an imprint of Marvel Comics * ...

comic book character *

Vince Noir ''The Mighty Boosh'' is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Recurring characters from the The Mighty Boosh, television series, the The Mighty Boosh (radio series), radio series, and the various stage sho ...

, a fictional character in the BBC television comedy ''The Mighty Boosh'' * Noir (ノワール), the main antagonist in the anime series ''

Kirakira PreCure a la Mode , stylized as ''Kirakira☆PreCure a la Mode'' is a 2017 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and the fourteenth installment in Izumi Todo's '' Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the twelfth generation of Cures. ...

'' * Noir Stardia, the main protagonist in the anime series ''

The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Meguru Seto and illustrated by Note Takehana. It began serialization online in January 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later acquired by ...

'' * Noir is the codename of Haru Okumura in the role-playing game ''

Persona 5 is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...

'' *

Black Noir Black Noir is the name of three characters from the comic book series ''The Boys (comics), The Boys'', created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and the The Boys (TV series), television series and The Boys (franchise), franchise of the same n ...

, a character in the comic and TV series

The Boys Boys are young male humans. Boys or The Boys may also refer to: Film and television Films * ''The Boys'' (1962 British film), a courtroom drama by Sidney J. Furie * ''The Boys'' (1962 Finnish film), a war drama by Mikko Niskanen * ''Boys'' ( ...

Games

* ''

Discworld Noir ''Discworld Noir'' is a 1999 adventure game developed by Perfect Entertainment and published by GT Interactive. The game is set in Terry Pratchett's satirical ''Discworld'' universe, and follows its first and only private investigator as he is g ...

'', a 1999 video game by GT Interactive * ''

L.A. Noire ''L.A. Noire'' is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. Set in 1947 Los Angeles, the game follows detective Cole Phelps's rise among the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as he ...

'', a 2011 video game by Rockstar Games * '' Noir: A Shadowy Thriller'', a 1996 video game by Cyberdreams *

Trente et Quarante Trente et Quarante (Thirty and Forty), also called Rouge et Noir (Red and Black), is a 17th-century gambling card game of French origin played with cards and a special table. It is rarely found in US casinos, but still very popular in Continental ...

(English translation: Thirty and Forty), a gambling game also called Rouge et Noir (English translation: Red and Black)

Music

Groups and labels *

Noir (band) Noir ( Hangul: 느와르) is a South Korean boy band A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform ...

, a South Korean boy band which debuted in 2018 * Noir, a poetic/techno music duo comprising

Georg Kajanus Georg Johan Tjegodiev r TchegodaieffKajanus (born 9 February 1946) is a Norwegian composer and pop musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the British pop group Sailor. Early years Kajanus was born in Trondheim, Norway, to ...

and Tim Dry *

Gravity Noir Gravity Noir is a British synth-pop band that was established in the early 1990s. Background The founder of Gravity Noir, British-Belgian dual citizen Patrick John Angele Knight, performed as a Boy George tribute act and participated in sev ...

, a British synth-pop band that was established in the early 1990s Albums * ''Noir'' (Callisto album), 2006 * ''Noir'' (William Control album), 2010 * ''Noir'' (BSBD album), 2011 * ''Noir'' (B.A.P album), 2016 * ''Noir'' (Smino album), 2018 Songs * "Noir" (song), released by

Sunmi Lee Sun-mi (born Sun Mi on May 2, 1992), known mononymously as Sunmi (stylized as SUNMI), is a South Korean singer, dancer, songwriter and record producer. She debuted in 2007 as a member of South Korean girl group Wonder Girls and left the gr ...

in 2019 Other uses in music * Noire, in musical instructions,

quarter note A quarter note (American) or crotchet ( ) (British) is a musical note played for one quarter of the duration of a whole note (or semibreve). Quarter notes are notated with a filled-in oval note head and a straight, flagless stem. The stem ...

Other arts, entertainment, and media

, crime film style from the 1940s and 1950s * ''Noir'' (film), a 2015 Canadian film * ''Noir'' (novel), a 1998 novel by K. W. Jeter * ''Noir'' (TV series), a 2001 Japanese anime television series about a pair of female assassins * ''

Souris noire ''Souris noire'' is a French television series which debuted 1987 on France 3 France 3 () is a French free-to-air public television channel and part of the France Télévisions group, which also includes France 2, France 4, France 5 an ...

'', a 1987 French television series

Brands and enterprises

Noir (fashion) Illuminati II is a cotton company producing products from organic and fair trade cotton grown in Uganda. The company is owned by the holding company Noir Illuminati II Holding and was established by Danish fashion designer Peter Ingwersen in 2005 ...

, a Danish luxury fashion brand *

Drakkar Noir Drakkar Noir is a men's fragrance by Guy Laroche created by perfumer Pierre Wargnye. The fragrance was introduced in 1982 and is manufactured under license by the L'Oréal Group. It is a successor scent to the brand's 1972 fragrance Drakkar, launc ...

, a men's cologne *

Pinot noir Pinot Noir () is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words for ''pine'' and ''black.' ...

, a wine * ''

Série noire ''Série noire'' is a French publishing imprint (trade name), imprint, founded in 1945 by Marcel Duhamel. It has released a Collection (publishing), collection of crime fiction of the hardboiled, hardboiled detective thrillers variety published b ...

'', a French publishing imprint

Other uses

Legion Noire Legion may refer to: Military * Roman legion, the basic military unit of the ancient Roman army * Spanish Legion, an elite military unit within the Spanish Army * Legion of the United States, a reorganization of the United States Army from 179 ...

(English translation: Black Legion), a military unit of the French Revolutionary Army *

Royale Noir Windows XP visual styles are Skin (computing), customizations of the graphical user interface of Windows XP. "Luna", "Royale", "Zune", and "Embedded" are codenames of the official visual styles designed for Windows XP by Microsoft. Since Windows XP ...

, a Windows XP theme *

Notice of Intent to Revoke A Notice of Intent to Revoke (NOIR) is a communication sent by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to a petitioner about a previously approved petition, telling him or her that the USCIS intends to revoke the petition, along with ...

(NOIR), a notice by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services *

Bugatti La Voiture Noire The Bugatti Chiron is a mid-engine two-seater sports car designed and developed in Germany by Bugatti Engineering GmbH and manufactured in Molsheim, France, by French automobile manufacturer Bugatti Automobiles S.A.S. The successor to the ...

: Bugatti Chiron mid-engine two-seater sports car