No. 2,318 in French
noirs
"Noirs" means "blacks" in English, typically referring to the color or black people.
In a sentence
Les chats noirs sont souvent associés à la magie.
Black cats are often associated with magic.
In this sentence, 'noirs' is used as an adjective describing the color of the cats, agreeing in gender and number with the plural noun 'chats'.
Ses cheveux noirs brillent sous le soleil.
Her black hair shines under the sun.
Here, 'noirs' is an adjective describing 'cheveux', and it adheres to the singular masculine form as 'cheveux' is a singular masculine noun in appearance but plural semantically.
Il porte un costume noir pour l'événement.
He is wearing a black suit for the event.
'Noir' in this sentence is an adjective modifying the singular masculine noun 'costume', agreeing in gender and number.
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