12 January 2016
telegenic
[tel-i-jen-ik]
adjective
1. having physical qualities or characteristics that televise well; videogenic.
Origin of telegenic
1935-1940; tele(vision) + -genic
Related forms
telegenically, adverb
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Examples from the Web for telegenic
Contemporary Examples
If Mike Huckabee runs for president in 2016, he could deliver the Republican nomination to a telegenic, rotund governor.
Huckabee 2016 Would Give Iowa to Christie
Ben Jacobs
December 18, 2013
He was also a charismatic, telegenic speaker with a face improved by plastic surgery several years earlier.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise
Jason Berry
January 2, 2015
Chelsea had been smitten with the man’s telegenic good looks, but Patti wasn’t quite buying it.
The Cattiest Matchmaker
Emily Gould
February 21, 2010
He was quite a sight— young, telegenic, vibrant, even if he was an unapologetic wonk.
Rating the 2012 Veep Candidates: How Biden, Ryan Did
Paul Alexander
November 7, 2012
Let me be clear, as the president would say: Obama is telegenic and charming.
From POTUS to SCOTUS: Obama’s Big Move?
Keli Goff
November 16, 2014
Historical Examples
They grow up accepting the politics of telegenic competition, a poor substitute for competence and commitment.
The Civilization of Illiteracy
Mihai 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 Illiteracy
Mihai Nadin
Anagram
entice gel
gentle ice
Today’s quote
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
– David Bowie
On this day
12 January 1948 – The United States Supreme Court that the all-white law school at University of Oklahoma must provide education to black students that is equal to the education provided to white students.
12 January 2012 – magnitude 7.0 earthquake strikes Haiti, killing between 100,000 and 250,000. Humanitarian aid was slow in coming to Haiti because of the damage to the country’s infrastructure, which resulted in the high death toll. The earthquake is the fourth deadliest on record.
12 January 2003 – death of Maurice Gibb on the Isle of Man. Founded the Bee Gees with his brothers, Robin and Barry. Born 22 December 1949.