mediagenic

American

[mee-dee-uh-jen-ik] / ˌmi di əˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

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

a mediagenic politician.

mediagenic British

/ ˌmiːdɪəˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

presenting an attractive or sympathetic image when portrayed in the media

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Etymology

Origin of mediagenic

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

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

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

Standing at the dispatch box in the House of Commons, Theresa May hardly functions like the mediagenic black hole that is Donald Trump, who irresistibly attracts all attention with his antic, malevolent energies.

From The New Yorker • May 24, 2019

John Portman, the postmodern architect best known in Los Angeles for his design of the mediagenic Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown, has died at age 93.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2018

How could one of the world’s great museums be about to jettison one of its most mediagenic scientific stars?

From The Verge • Aug. 9, 2016

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