noire
French, noun
noire is spelled N-O-I-R-E (5 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written French, the 1,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Noire is a French feminine noun meaning “quarter note” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of noir. With a capital, Noire is a different word: “female equivalent of Noir”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Figure de note (♩) dont la valeur est égale au quart d’une ronde. Elle vaut elle-même deux croches, ou quatre…”.
What does noire mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequarter note
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of noir
noun
- 1
femininefemale equivalent of Noir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figure de note (♩) dont la valeur est égale au quart d’une ronde. Elle vaut elle-même deux croches, ou quatre doubles-croches. 2. L’ensemble des cartes de pique et de carreau.
noun: 1. Personne dont la couleur de la peau est noire.
noun: 1. Femme ayant la peau noire, sombre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of noire
- noires plural
- Noires plural
- noir masculine
- Noir masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to noire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is noire in French?
noire appears 55 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).