telegenic

English

Etymology

From tele- +‎ -genic, by analogy with photogenic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

telegenic (comparative more telegenic, superlative most telegenic)

1. having an appearance and exhibiting qualities thought to be attractive to television viewers

   The young politician was very telegenic.

2. televisual (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Derived terms

• telegenically
• telegenicity
• untelegenic

 

Related terms

• photogenic
• mediagenic
• cybergenic

Translations

having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers

• Catalan: televisiu (ca)
• Finnish: filmaattinen (fi), (rare) telegeeninen
• French: télégénique (fr) m or f
• German: telegen (de)
• Irish: teiligineach
• Italian: telegenico (it)
• Romanian: telegenic (ro)
• Spanish: televisual

televisual — see televisual

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French télégénique.

Adjective

telegenic m or n (feminine singular telegenică, masculine plural telegenici, feminine and neuter plural telegenice)

1. telegenic

Declension

Declension of telegenic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	telegenic		telegenică	telegenici	telegenice
	definite	telegenicul		telegenica	telegenicii	telegenicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	telegenic		telegenice	telegenici	telegenice
	definite	telegenicului		telegenicei	telegenicilor	telegenicelor