telegenic
Use Telegenic in a sentence
ɪˈdʒɛn adjective
having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
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| —adj | |
| having or showing a pleasant television image | |
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| tele'genically | |
| —adv | |
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Telegenic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
telegenic
1939, from television + ending from photogenic.
"Judith Barrett, pretty and blonde actress, is the first Telegenic Girl to go on record. In other words, she is the perfect type of beauty for television. ... She is slated for the first television motion picture." [Baltimore "Sun," Oct. 16, 1939]
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Example sentences
At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere.
All that was forgotten when his telegenic face flashed across the country's television screens.
But there was nothing obviously telegenic about him.
The list was long on creativity, but short on telegenic projects.
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