Telegenic - Word of the Day

[Merriam-Webster]( WORD OF THE DAY [March 15, 2018](#none) telegenic [Audio pronunciation]( adjective | tel-uh-JEN-ik Definition : well-suited to the medium of television; especially : having an appearance and manner that are markedly attractive to television viewers Scroll down for more about telegenic TRENDING NOW: [feminism]( [white lie]( [hoax]( [unwitting]( [SEE ALL [>]]( PEOPLE ARE READING # [You Wear Them On Your Head]( # [Do You Have Concerns About 'Concerning'?]( # [Is Justin Bieber ‘Iconic’?]( # [A Lesson in Fine Art]( WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE [Confusing Words—A Quiz]( Test your knowledge of these commonly confused words! [PLAY NOW]( Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try! [TAKE ME THERE [>]]( Did You Know? Telegenic debuted in the 1930s, an offspring of [television]( and [photogenic](, meaning "suitable for being photographed especially because of visual appeal." The word photogenic had other, more technical meanings before it developed that one in the early decades of the 20th century, but the modern meaning led to the sense of [-genic]( that interests us here: "suitable for production or reproduction by a given medium." That sense is found in today's word, telegenic, as well as its synonym, [videogenic](. Telegenic may seem like a word that would primarily be used of people, but there is evidence for telegenic describing events (such as popular sports), objects, and responses. Occasionally, one even sees reference to a telegenic attitude or other intangible. Examples of TELEGENIC The future looks promising for this charismatic and telegenic young politician. "[Shaun] White is a telegenic guy; he's been a corporate-sponsored snowboarder since the tender age of 7, and won gold medals in both 2006 and 2010." — Sonia Saraiya, Variety, 18 Feb. 2018 Test Your Vocabulary What is the meaning of anthropogenic? [VIEW THE ANSWER [>]]( MERCH Show Your Wordie Pride! New swag now available — featuring our newly added words welp and wordie [CHECK OUT OUR SELECTION [>]]( MORE WORD FUN: [WORD GAMES [>]]( [TRENDING NOW [>]]( [WORDS AT PLAY [>]]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( SHARE: [Facebook][Facebook]( [Twitter][Twitter]( [View this email in a web browser]( You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive the Merriam-Webster Word of the Day. [Unsubscribe from Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day]( [Manage your subscription settings]( Merriam-Webster, Inc. 47 Federal Street P.O. Box 281 Springfield, MA 01102 [www.merriam-webster.com](