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 have o ...

. 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 the Puy-de-Dôme ...

, 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. Before t ...

, 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, 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, a modern form of film noir ** Horror noir, psychological horror and supernatural horror mystery in a noir film ( List) or an occult detective 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 instrumen ...

, a music genre * Noir fiction, a literary genre closely related to hardboiled genre ** Scandinavian noir, 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 characteriza ...

'', 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'' 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'' * Cat Noir (Chat Noir in the French dub and Black Cat in the Korean dub), the superhero identity of protagonist Adrien Agreste in '' Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir'' * Guy Noir, a fictional private detective in ''A Prairie Home Companion'' radio show * Jack Noir, a character in the webcomic '' Homestuck'' * Madame Noir, a character in the '' Ressha Sentai ToQger'' * Spider-Man Noir, a Marvel 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. It ...

'' * 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 Ko ...

'' * 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, 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'', 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 formed by Luk Factory in Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capit ...

, a South Korean boy band which debuted in 2018 * Noir, a poetic/techno music duo comprising Georg Kajanus and Tim Dry * Gravity Noir, 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 in 2019 Other uses in music * Noire, in musical instructions, quarter note

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 and ...

'', 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, 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'', 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 Bug ...

: Bugatti Chiron mid-engine two-seater sports car