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Notorious vs Louche - What's the difference?

notorious | louche |

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

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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)
  • Synonyms

    * ill-famed * infamous

    louche

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
  • * 2012', "''Upstairs Downstairs'' hosts the Kennedys and Wallis Simpson (these days, in British culture, the archetypal '''louche American)." ( The other half lives, ''The Economist , February 25th)
  • 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)
  • Verb

    (louch)
  • (alcoholic beverages) To become cloudy when mixed with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the .
  • Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching .

    See also

    * (Ouzo effect) ----