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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Photo: Noh Ju Han Spoilers follow for the first episode of the second season of Squid Game. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 Photo: Juhan Noh That’s not to say, though, that the show has no questions to answer. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024 Yamaguchi’s Noh Actor is a particular favorite of the exhibition’s curator Kit Brooks, now the curator of Asian art at the Princeton University Art Museum. Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024 Love in the Big City tells the story of free-spirited Jae-hee (played by Kim), who stumbles upon a secret about Heung-soo (Noh Sang-hyun). Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Dec. 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, 9 Dec. 2024 Soon after, a flashback to five months prior introduces us to Noh In-ji (Dr. Romantic’s Seo Hyun-jin), an employee at New Wedding (NM), a mysterious company that provides professional spouses for the richest of the rich. Kayti Burt, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024 Photo: Juhan Noh/Netflix What will be the plot of Squid Game Season 2? Plot details are being kept carefully under wraps, though the news that Cheol-su will be joining Young-hee suggests that there will be a whole new set of perilous games for a new set of hopefuls to play. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024 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

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 5 Jan. 2025.

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