Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neo-noir

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: neo-noir
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of film that combines elements of traditional film noir with modern themes and visuals.

Uncountable

noun

An individual film of this kind.

Countable

Example Sentences

"By the time Martin Scorsese filmed "Taxi Driver," in the mid-70's, the neo-noir palette relied heavily on trash, crumbling streets, burned-out buildings, and many-splendored scuzz. The fedoras disappeared, too."
"In only one other neo-noir film, Chinatown, a big-studio, big-stars production, has the screenwriter actually won the Academy Award."
"Typical of neo-noir as a whole, British neo-noirs are highly intertextual and allusive […]"

Etymology

From neo- + noir, after film noir.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neo

Usage

Inflected Forms

neo-noirs (plural)

Phrases

film noir tech noir

Frequently Paired Words

film noir noir tech noir

Questions

What does neo-noir mean?: A genre of film that combines elements of traditional film noir with modern themes and visuals.
Where does neo-noir come from?: From neo- + noir, after film noir.

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