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telegenic

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tel⋅e⋅gen⋅ic

  [tel-i-jen-ik]
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–adjective
having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
Origin:
1935–40; tele(vision) + -genic

Related forms:
tel⋅e⋅gen⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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tel·e·gen·ic   (těl'ə-jěn'ĭk)   
adj.  Having a physical appearance and exhibiting personal qualities that are deemed highly appealing to television viewers: "Do we insist on a telegenic President?" (William F. Buckley, Jr.)
tel'e·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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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]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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