mediagenic

[mee-dee-uh-jen-ik]

adjective

1. having qualities or characteristics that are especially appealing or attractive when presented in the mass media: medium.

   a mediagenic politician.

mediagenic

/ ˌmiːdɪəˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. presenting an attractive or sympathetic image when portrayed in the media

Word History and Origins

Origin of mediagenic¹

First recorded in 1970–75; media ¹ + -genic

Example Sentences

Grumbles about “superficial activism” from nonresident activists, meanwhile, were probably inevitable, but reflect a misconception that the most mediagenic protests are both the only actions being taken in Portland and the ones that other cities should be adopting.

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But unlike scores of other mediagenic entrepreneurs, he's always resisted selling off his brand and his name, preferring to remain independent in a world of conglomerate consolidation.

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A mediagenic figure with the beard of an Old Testament prophet, rings on most of his fingers and a tendency to quote obscure philosophers, he had been at Gucci for most of his career.

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And in the 1990s, she became a godmother to the mediagenic sex-positive feminists riding feminism’s third wave.

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The most mediagenic of them, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, beat a longtime incumbent Democrat in New York.

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