variants or less commonly No
plural Noh also No
: classic Japanese dance-drama having a heroic theme, a chorus, and highly stylized action, costuming, and scenery

Examples of Noh in a Sentence

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Last year, Seoul University student Noh Huyn-soo stole the fruit off a gallery wall at the Leeum Museum of Art and took a few bites. Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024 There’s also a lot less of Sunja’s husband Isak (Steve Sang-Hyun Noh), who is thrown into prison at the end of Season 1 and makes a brief return in Season 2. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024 Tom Noh is the CMO at Atomic Enrollment, a leading growth firm trusted by the largest trade schools across North America. Tom Noh, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Pachinko’s excellent ensemble cast also includes Youn Yuh-jung, Jin Ha, Jung Eun-chae, Noh Sang-hyun and Anna Sawai as well as dozens of talented supporting characters. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 As Stephen Noh of the Sporting News pointed out, LaVine has played for six coaches in 10 years and 72 of his 101 teammates are currently out of the league. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 15 July 2024 All the traditional costumes were hundreds of years old and brought to Vancouver, and professional Noh actors played the characters. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024 Stephen Noh, Sporting News: Pacers get a B, the Raptors an A Giving away picks hurts. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2024 The 52-room resort, set to open in the third quarter of 2024, will sit on a hill above the city, near an ancient bamboo grove and become the city's first and only hotel with a Noh stage, creating a new take on the ryokan experience. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Japanese , literally, talent

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Noh was in 1871

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“Noh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Noh. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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