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photogénique

photogenic

adjective foh-toh-zheh-NEEK Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Appearance

Usage Note

photogénique is invariable for gender (same form for masculine and feminine), and takes a normal plural photogéniques. It describes a person or scene that photographs especially well. The word is borrowed from the technical language of early photography and is now fully integrated into everyday French.

Examples

"Cette plage est très photogénique au coucher du soleil."

Natural Translation

This beach is very photogenic at sunset.

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