Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Attractive as a subject for reporting by news media: "a minor leaguer of bumptious manner and mediagenic good looks” ( Larry Martz).
Wiktionary
- adj. thought of by the news media as an attractive subject
Etymologies
- Blend of media and photogenic (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I just think that if we used the same yardstick for our political spokespeople - "mediagenic" -- oof!”
“So I'm defending the word mediagenic, and I think it's very possible to be classy, talented AND good with the media.”
“And so, though I didn't say it before, having someone who is "mediagenic" would be a good idea, too.”
“Its 'mediagenic' Rhodes Scholar president has become a poster boy for COIN enthusiasts, including influential neo-conservatives who two weeks ago featured Nagl at the kick - off of their newest think-tank, the Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI).”
“And NBC couldn't have gotten a more mediagenic winning jockey.”
“Tuesday, the NFL announced Brett Favre's Vikings (vs. Arizona) will replace the originally scheduled mediagenic New England vs. very respectable Miami in primetime Dec. 6 — hardly a move that simply saves NBC from a dud.”
NFL's Thanksgiving tradition of Detroit and Dallas makes little sense
“There's also a mediagenic subplot in Favre's replacement, Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers.”
“Give me classy and talented over mediagenic any day.”
“Classy, talented, AND mediagenic - those are not mutually exclusive qualities.”
“First, mediagenic skier Lindsey Vonn suggested a shin bruise would keep her from competing.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mediagenic’.
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phrontistery - m
from phrontistery.info
mabble, mabsoot, macadamize, macarism, macarize, macaronic, macerate, macerator, machair, machairodont, machicolation, machinule and 898 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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The Spectacle
DISTRACT, STARE, CONSUME
(repeat)gongoozler, television, sporting events, blockbuster, alienation, situationist, technocapitalism, media extravaganza, sex scandal, hypnotic behavior, fantastic visions, prime time and 164 more...
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Words of the Times
Words discovered while reading The New York Times, each with a citation from the paper.
testilying, ghost talk, apneist, solastalgia, izakaya, hooker, telectroscope, airflyte, phomance, bromhidrosis, stinky feet, cupping and 482 more...
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Adjectival Arcana
A roster of adjectives that infrequently surface in typical conversation and writing. Many are dredged from scientific or other technical jargon or sieved from examples of disused archaic forms.
unitegmic, acaulescent, reticuloendothelial, ingressive, uniate, acanthopterygian, ossific, epiphysial, perivisceral, acœlomatous, cestoid, acælomate and 7756 more...
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ndicharry's Words
moribund, treacly, [treacle], hubris, mediagenic, imbroglio, draconian, consentient, inkhorn, contravene, antediluvian, dogmatic and 9 more...
Tweets
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john “I don’t believe that public opinion is spontaneously supporting Mr. Polanski at all,�? she said. “I believe that there is a distinction between the mediagenic class of artists and ordinary citizens that have a vision that is more simple.�?
The New York Times, Polanski Case Exposes Divisions in France, by Doreen Carvajal and Michael Cieply, September 29, 2009 Sep 29, 2009
whichbe Able to present a good image in the media. (from Phrontistery) May 23, 2008