"Instagrammable" meaning in English

See Instagrammable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪnstəˌɡræməb(ə)l/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɪnstəˌɡræməbəl/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-Instagrammable.wav , En-us-Instagrammable.ogg Forms: more Instagrammable [comparative], most Instagrammable [superlative]
Etymology: From Instagram + -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant or suitable to’). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Instagram|able|pos2=suffix meaning ‘relevant or suitable to’}} Instagram + -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant or suitable to’) Head templates: {{en-adj}} Instagrammable (comparative more Instagrammable, superlative most Instagrammable)
  1. (informal) Visually attractive or interesting such that it lends itself to being photographed and posted on social media (specifically on Instagram); photogenic. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Instagram Synonyms: Instaworthy, 'grammable, Instagramable, Instagram-able Derived forms: Instagrammability Translations (visually attractive or interesting such that it lends itself to being photographed and posted on social media — see also photogenic): instagrammattava (Finnish), instagrammable (French), Instagramable (Indonesian), instagrammabile [feminine, masculine] (Italian), インスタ映えする (Insutabae suru) (alt: インスタばえする) (Japanese), instagramável (Portuguese), instagramabil [masculine, neuter] (Romanian)

Alternative forms

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