telegenic

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ -genic, by analogy with photogenic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

telegenic (comparative more telegenic, superlative most telegenic)

1. Having an appearance and exhibiting qualities thought to be attractive to television viewers.

   The young politician was very telegenic.

   • 2024 July 22, James Poniewozik, “One Night of TV Canceled a President”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Then again, TV politicking simply selects for politicians who are good at TV — charismatic-cool like Mr. Obama, provocative-hot like Mr. Trump — and being telegenic does not necessarily mean having good policy or judgment or decision-making instincts.

2. televisual (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• telegenically
• telegenicity
• untelegenic

 

Related terms

• photogenic
• mediagenic
• cybergenic

Translations

having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers

Catalan: televisiu (ca) Finnish: filmaattinen (fi), (rare) telegeeninen French: télégénique (fr) m or f German: telegen (de) Irish: teiligineach Italian: telegenico (it) Romanian: telegenic (ro) Spanish: televisual

televisual — see televisual

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French télégénique.

Adjective

telegenic m or n (feminine singular telegenică, masculine plural telegenici, feminine and neuter plural telegenice)

1. telegenic

Declension

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	telegenic		telegenică	telegenici	telegenice
	definite	telegenicul		telegenica	telegenicii	telegenicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	telegenic		telegenice	telegenici	telegenice
	definite	telegenicului		telegenicei	telegenicilor	telegenicelor

Declension of telegenic