"telegenic" meaning in English

See telegenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more telegenic [comparative], most telegenic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛnɪk Etymology: From tele- + -genic, by analogy with photogenic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tele|genic}} tele- + -genic Head templates: {{en-adj}} telegenic (comparative more telegenic, superlative most telegenic)
  1. Having an appearance and exhibiting qualities thought to be attractive to television viewers. Categories (topical): Appearance, Television Translations (having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers): televisiu (Catalan), filmaattinen (Finnish), telegeeninen [rare] (Finnish), télégénique [feminine, masculine] (French), telegen (German), teiligineach (Irish), telegenico (Italian), telegenic (Romanian), televisual (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-telegenic-en-adj-2yWpNZ89 Disambiguation of Appearance: 100 0 Disambiguation of Television: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tele-, English terms suffixed with -genic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tele-: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -genic: 91 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'having an appearance and exhibiting qualities attractive to television viewers': 98 2
  2. televisual
    Sense id: en-telegenic-en-adj-g5T8Jaha
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: telegenically, telegenicity, untelegenic Related terms: photogenic, mediagenic, cybergenic
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