noirish
noirish adjective: having the character of film noir.
Adjective
noirish (comparative more noirish, superlative most noirish)
- Having the character of film noir.
- His feature directing career began with the third installment of the "Alien" franchise, and before "Benjamin Button" all his movies were noirish thrillers of a sort.2009 January 2, Dennis Lim, “Journey of a Director, From Night Creature to Tender Time Traveler”, in New York Times
- It must be acknowledged that the now global recognition his work has received […] has no doubt to do with his works’ noirish mixture of extraordinary artistic delicacy and ultra-creepy subject matter […]2011 July 28, Terry Castle, “Do I like it?”, in London Review of Books, volume 33, number 15, →ISSN
- Synonyms:
- noir
Synonyms of noirish
Forms of noirish
| comparative | more noirish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most noirish |
Origin of noirish
From noir + -ish.
Words formed from noirish
Questions about noirish
- What does noirish mean?
- Noirish means having the character of film noir.
- What part of speech is noirish?
- Noirish is an adjective.
Words near noirish in the dictionary
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