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Meaning of telegenic | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Having an appearance and exhibiting qualities thought to be attractive to television viewers.
  2. televisual

Equivalents

Català televisiu
Deutsch Telegen telegen
Español televisual
Suomi filmaattinen
Français télégénique
Gaeilge teiligineach
Italiano telegenico

Examples

“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 necessarily mean having good policy or judgment or decision-making instincts.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

telegeodynamic telegnostic telegonic telegonous telegramlike telegrammatic

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