OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 26708

telegenic

Meanings (ES + gloss)
televisual
Having an appearance and exhibiting qualities thought to be attractive to television viewers.
The young politician was very telegenic.
Then again, TV politicking simply selects for politicians who are good at TV — charismatic-cool like Mr. Obama, provocative-hot like Mr. Trump — and being telegenic does not necess…