The Clue
Noir or comedy (5 letter answer)
The Answer
GENRE
Tags
Notes
The answer GENRE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
Related Clues
Category
Class
Ilk
Kind
Sort
Style
Type
Variety
Art category
Art class
Art form
Art style
Funk or punk
Kind or type
Literary style
Painting style
Punk, e.g.
Romance or horror
Sci-fi, for one
Type, as of art
Type of painting
Vermeer's forte
Art of Bruegel or Vermeer
Breughel's painting style
Cinema vérité, e.g.
Film noir, e.g.
Heavy metal, e.g.
Mystery or sci-fi
Romance or sci-fi
Romantic comedies, e.g.
Sci-fi or western
Style of Vermeer's work
Sci-fi or suspense, e.g.
Definition
GENRE as a noun:
1. a kind of literary or artistic work
2. (writing style, literary genre, genre) = a style of expressing yourself in writing
3. (music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style) = an expressive style of music
4. a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique