loucheness en · NOUN
Etymology
From louche + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being louche, shifty or disreputable.
The macho loucheness of Mr. Stephens’s Jerry never disguised a needling, pose-thwarting insecurity.
2007 July 24, Ben Brantley, “When Trust Is Lost, Only Disconnect”, in New York Times: