Louche vs Loucheness - What's the difference?
louche | loucheness |
Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
* 2012', "''Upstairs Downstairs'' hosts the Kennedys and Wallis Simpson (these days, in British culture, the archetypal '''louche American)." (
Not reputable or decent.
* 1888', "The aunt will refuse; she will think the whole proceeding very '''louche !" (''The Aspern Papers , Henry James)
Raffish, rakish, or unconventional and slightly disreputable, in an attractive manner.
* “Anyone inside the business can also tell you that without Carine Roitfeld’s louche sexy styling Tom Ford’s Gucci might easily have come off looking like a high-end Club Monaco.” (The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/fashion/shows/09INTRO.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0)
(alcoholic beverages) To become cloudy when mixed with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the .
The quality of being louche, shifty or disreputable.
*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=July 24, author=Ben Brantley, title=When Trust Is Lost, Only Disconnect, work=New York Times
, passage=The macho loucheness of Mr. Stephens’s Jerry never disguised a needling, pose-thwarting insecurity. }}
As an adjective louche
is of questionable taste or morality; decadent.As a verb louche
is to become cloudy when mixed with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the ouzo effect.As a noun loucheness is
the quality of being louche, shifty or disreputable.louche
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Adjective
(en adjective)The other half lives, ''The Economist , February 25th)
Verb
(louch)- Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching .
See also
* (Ouzo effect) ----loucheness
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