photogenic

WOTD - 14 January 2009    

English

Etymology

photo- + -genic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌfəʊ.təʊˈdʒɛn.ɪk/, X-SAMPA: /"f@U.t@U'dZEn.Ik/
• (US) IPA: /ˌfoʊ.toʊˈdʒɛn.ɪk/, /ˌfoʊ.təˈdʒɛn.ɪk/, X-SAMPA: /"foU.toU'dZEn.Ik/, /"foU.t@'dZEn.Ik/

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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 (cs) Finnish: valoa (fi) emittoiva (fi)

Hungarian: fotogén (hu) Spanish: fotogénico (es)

looking good when photographed

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: fotogenický (cs) Danish: fotogen (da) Finnish: valokuvauksellinen (fi) French: photogénique (fr) m. and f. German: fotogen (de) Hungarian: fotogén (hu) Italian: fotogenico (it)

Japanese: please add this translation if you can Korean: 사진발 좋은 (sajinbal jo-eun) Latvian: fotogēnisks (lv) m. Maltese: fotoġeniku (m), fotoġenika (f), fotoġeniċi (plural) Portuguese: fotogénico (pt) Russian: фотогеничный (ru) (fotogeníčnyj) Slovak: fotogenický (sk) Spanish: fotogénico (es) Swedish: fotogenisk (sv), fotogenique (sv)