No. 5,484 in French
black
The French word "black" (borrowed from English) refers to a Black person or the color black.
In a sentence
Je préfère porter du noir en hiver.
I prefer wearing black in the winter.
Here, 'noir' is used as a noun representing the color black.
La robe noire est élégante.
The black dress is elegant.
Here, 'noire' is an adjective that agrees in gender and number with the feminine singular noun 'robe'.
Ses idées semblent parfois un peu noires.
His ideas sometimes seem a bit dark.
In this sentence, 'noires' metaphorically describes a mood or theme, emphasizing its figurative usage.
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