telegenic
[tel-i-jen-ik]
- having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
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Origin of telegenic
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Contemporary Examples
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.
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.
The Hateful Pastor All Too Happy to Be Left Behind When It Comes to GaysJay Michaelson
September 6, 2014
He has long been hailed as a conservative rising star and as a polished and telegenic African American Republican.
Historical Examples
They grow up accepting the politics of telegenic competition, a poor substitute for competence and commitment.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
Telegenic or not, a president or a TV star has little, if any, impact on our fulfillment in the interconnected world of our time.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
telegenic
- having or showing a pleasant television image
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Word Origin
C20: from tele (vision) + (photo) genic
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Word Origin and History for telegenic
adj.
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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