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təˈdʒɛnadjective
1.
forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
2.
Biology. producing or emitting light, as certain bacteria; luminiferous; phosphorescent.
3.
Medicine/Medical. produced or caused by light, as a skin condition.
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Photogenic
is always a great word to know.
So is fit. Does it mean:
| the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms |
| adapting to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age; contributing to the gene pool of the next generation |
Example Sentences
- Suddenly, environmental destruction was photogenic again.
- Lawyers can orate about injustice and seem quite photogenic.
- Her photogenic features have embellished the front pages for weeks.
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Word Origin & History
photogenic
1839, "produced or caused by light," from photo- + -genic "produced by" (see genus). Originally in photogenic drawing, the early term for "photography;" meaning "photographing well" is first attested 1928.
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photogenic pho·to·gen·ic (fō'tə-jěn'ĭk)
adj.
Producing or emitting light; phosphorescent.
Caused or produced by light, as a seizure.
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