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noir.

black in colour

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/nwaʁ/

  1. black in colour

    Ce chat est noir.

  2. dark

    Il fait encore noir dehors.

  3. drunk; inebriated

    Il est noir.

  4. black, of black ethnicity

    Il est noir.
Where this word comes from

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

noun/nwaʁ/

  1. a black person

    masculine

  2. a person whose hair is dark

    masculine

  3. dark; darkness

    masculine
    Je suis seul dans le noir.
Where this word comes from

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

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