The young politician was very telegenic.
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Telegenic
Synonyms for "telegenic"
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9 translations across 8 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- televisiu adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
Finnish
2 entries- filmaattinen adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
- telegeeninen adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
French
1 entries- télégénique adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
German
1 entries- telegen adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
Irish
1 entries- teiligineach adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
Italian
1 entries- telegenico adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
Romanian
1 entries- telegenic adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
Spanish
1 entries- televisual adj (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
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