Notorious vs Louche - What's the difference?
notorious | louche |
Widely known, especially for something bad; infamous.
* 1920 , "This is the last straw. In your infatuation for this man — a man who is notorious for his excesses, a man your father would not have allowed to so much as mention your name — you have reflected the demi-monde]] rather than the circles in which you have presumably grown up." — by [[w:F. Scott Fitzgerald, F. Scott Fitzgerald
* 1999', ''"The Hempshocks' sheep were '''notoriously the finest for miles around: shaggy-coated and intelligent (for sheep), with curling horns and sharp hooves."'' — Neil Gaiman, ''Stardust , pg. 30 (2001 Perennial edition)
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 .
As adjectives the difference between notorious and louche
is that notorious is widely known, especially for something bad; infamous while 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.notorious
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(en adjective)Synonyms
* ill-famed * infamouslouche
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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 .