photogenic

pho·to·gen·ic

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [foh-tuh-jen-ik]
- /ˌfoʊ təˈdʒɛn ɪk/
- /ˌfəʊ.təˈdʒen.ɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-tuh-jen-ik]
- /ˌfoʊ təˈdʒɛn ɪk/

Definitions of photogenic word

adjective photogenic forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face. 1
adjective photogenic Biology. producing or emitting light, as certain bacteria; luminiferous; phosphorescent. 1
adjective photogenic Medicine/Medical. produced or caused by light, as a skin condition. 1
adjective photogenic looking good in photos 1
adjective photogenic Someone who is photogenic looks nice in photographs. 0
adjective photogenic (esp of a person) having features, colouring, and a general facial appearance that look attractive in photographs 0

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Origin of photogenic

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; photo- + -genic

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Parts of speech for Photogenic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Photogenic

photogenic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

photogenic usage trend in Literature

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