telegenic

From tele- +‎ -genic, by analogy with photogenic.

• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

telegenic (comparative more telegenic, superlative most telegenic)

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

   The young politician was very telegenic.

   • 2024 July 22, James Poniewozik, “One Night of TV Canceled a President”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     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.

2. televisual (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Borrowed from French télégénique.

telegenic m or n (feminine singular telegenică, masculine plural telegenici, feminine and neuter plural telegenice)

1. telegenic