telegenic
Good on-screen
Telegenic describes someone who looks attractive or appealing on television.
The word combines "television" with the "-genic" suffix (as in photogenic), suggesting a natural quality that translates well to the screen: a telegenic politician, Her telegenic smile helped her broadcasting career.
The quality involves more than physical beauty—it includes presence, expressiveness, and how someone's features read on camera.
Ready for photographic transfer
- good-lookingVisually appealing person
- attractivePleasing to behold
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- glamorousAlluringly stylish and exciting
radiant · polished · well-groomed · presentable · handsome · beautiful · expressive · luminous
Attracting iron or attention
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
- personableAgreeable in manner
eloquent · expressive · presence · dynamic · vivacious · likable · relatable · warm
Secures ships to seabed
- presenterOne who delivers content
- newscasterTelevision journalism presenter
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
interview · soundbite · teleprompter · primetime · ratings · network · cable · streaming
camera-ready
Ready for photographic transfer
- good-lookingVisually appealing person
- attractivePleasing to behold
- strikingNoticeably impressive
glamorous · radiant · polished · well-groomed · presentable · handsome · beautiful · expressive · luminous · fresh-faced
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- captivatingDeeply holding one's attention
- engagingPleasantly attractive, compelling attention
personable · eloquent · expressive · presence · dynamic · vivacious · likable · relatable · warm · confident
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
- presenterOne who delivers content
- newscasterTelevision journalism presenter
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
pundit · interview · soundbite · teleprompter · primetime · ratings · network · cable · streaming · on-air
lighting
Art of illuminating spaces
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- high-definitionSuperior image resolution
lens · framing · angle · camera · wardrobe · styling · backdrop · set · close-up · soft-focus
- allureattraction, attract, magnetism, charisma, attractiveness
- celebrity labelsfamous, iconic, legendary, A-list, B-list
- presidentialpresidential, executive, inaugural, incumbent, elected
telegenicuntelegenic
Unappealing on camera
unphotogenic · camera-shy · plain · stiff · homely
television, genetic, telegraph, telepathy, photogenic, tele, pathogenic