Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tech noir

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: tech noir
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of film, science-fiction film-noir cinema.

Uncountable

noun

A genre of fiction, thematically like that of the film genre.

Uncountable

noun

A work of fiction in that genre.

Countable

Etymology

Blend of tech (“technology”) + film noir. From the close association of high tech with sci-fi. Folk etymology suggests this was coined by Canadian filmmaker and explorer Q42574, when he named the dance club in the 1984 film The Terminator "Tech-Noir", and the fandom and critics labelled similar IP properties as "tech noir".

Usage

Inflected Forms

tech noirs (plural) tech-noir (alternative)

Phrases

film noir neo-noir

Frequently Paired Words

film noir neo-noir noir tech technology apocalyptic cyberpunk dystopian

Questions

What does tech noir mean?: A genre of film, science-fiction film-noir cinema.
Where does tech noir come from?: Blend of tech (“technology”) + film noir. From the close association of high tech with sci-fi. Folk etymology suggests this was coined by Canadian filmmaker and explorer Q42574, when he named the dance club in the 1984 film The Terminator "Tech-Noir", and the fandom and critics labelled similar IP properties as "tech noir".

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