photogenic

photogenic

English

WOTD – 14 January 2009

Etymology

photo- +‎ -genic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈdʒɛn.ɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈdʒɛn.ɪk/, /ˌfoʊ.təˈdʒɛn.ɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

photogenic (comparative more photogenic, superlative most photogenic)

1. Generated or caused by light.

   The sunbather developed a photogenic melanoma on her back.

2. Producing or emitting light, luminescent.

   The photogenic bacteria were visible in the dark room.

3. Looking good when photographed.

   The company hired the spokesperson for his photogenic face.

Derived terms

• photogenically
• photogenicity

Translations

generated or caused by light

Finnish: fotogeeninen (fi)

Hungarian: fotogén (hu)

producing or emitting light

Czech: světélkující Finnish: valoa emittoiva

Hungarian: fotogén (hu) Spanish: fotogénico

looking good when photographed

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: фотогеничен m (fotogeničen) Catalan: fotogènic Chinese: Mandarin: 上鏡, 上镜 (shàngjìng) Czech: fotogenický (cs) Danish: fotogen Dutch: please add this translation if you can Finnish: valokuvauksellinen (fi) French: photogénique (fr) m or f German: fotogen (de) Greek: φωτογενής (el) (fotogenís) Hungarian: fotogén (hu)

Italian: fotogenico (it) Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: 사진발 좋은 (sajinbal joeun) Latvian: fotogēnisks m Maltese: fotoġeniku m, fotoġenika f, fotoġeniċi pl Persian: خوش‌عکس‎ (xoš-'aks) Polish: fotogeniczny (pl) m Portuguese: fotogénico (pt) Russian: фотогени́чный (ru) (fotogeníčnyj) Slovak: fotogenický Spanish: fotogénico Swedish: fotogenisk (sv), fotogenique (sv) Thai: ขึ้นกล้อง