Telegenic

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

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

    "The young politician was very telegenic."

  2. 2
    televisual

Example

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"The young politician was very telegenic."

Etymology

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

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