PHOTOGENIC


Meaning of PHOTOGENIC in English

pho ‧ to ‧ gen ‧ ic /ˌfəʊtəˈdʒenɪk◂, ˌfəʊtəʊ- $ ˌfoʊtə-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ photo , ↑ photograph , ↑ photographer , ↑ photography ; adjective : ↑ photogenic , ↑ photographic ; verb : ↑ photograph ]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: photogenic 'produced by light' , from photo- + -genic 'produced by' ; influenced by photo and photograph ]

always looking attractive in photographs:

Helen is very photogenic.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.