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telegenic
[ tel-i-jen-ik ]
adjective
- having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
telegenic
/ ˌtɛlɪˈdʒɛnɪk /
adjective
- having or showing a pleasant television image
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Derived Forms
- ˌteleˈgenically, adverb
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Other Words From
- tele·geni·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of telegenic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of telegenic1
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Example Sentences
He was also a charismatic, telegenic speaker with a face improved by plastic surgery several years earlier.
Let me be clear, as the president would say: Obama is telegenic and charming.
Yet Palin—a former local news sports reporter and a current Fox News political commentator—is undeniably telegenic.
The telegenic former state attorney general and federal judge is Hispanic and hugely popular in Nevada.
This was the young, telegenic, and popular Robby Gallaty of Brainerd Baptist (mega-)Church in Tennessee.
They grow up accepting the politics of telegenic competition, a poor substitute for competence and commitment.
Telegenic or not, a president or a TV star has little, if any, impact on our fulfillment in the interconnected world of our time.
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