|fōd.ə|jenik, -ōtə-, -jēn-, -nēk adjective
Etymology: phot- + -genic
1.
a. : produced or precipitated by light
photogenic epilepsy
photogenic dermatitis
b. : marked by a tendency to darken on exposure to sunlight
the photogenic property of a pigment
2. : photographic
3. : producing or generating light : phosphorescent
photogenic bacteria
photogenic organs of a firefly
4. : eminently suitable for being photographed especially from the aesthetic point of view
photogenic hands
• pho·to·geni·cal·ly -nə̇k(ə)lē, -nēk-, -li adverb