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antonym of photogenic
what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word.
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antonym of photogenic
ugly
-- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "sanjay" wrote in message ... what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word. |
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antonym of photogenic
Look up a Thesaurus! There you'll find expressions like:
ugly, unlovely, unhandsome, hideous, foul, shocking, monstrous, repulsive, repellent, odious, loathsome, unsightly, etc, etc Take your pick. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] "sanjay" wrote in message ... what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word. |
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antonym of photogenic
"sanjay" wrote
what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word. Just because it isn't in a dictionary doesn't mean it's not a "word". There are lots of words in English, especially those formed from prefixes and suffixes, that you won't find in a dictionary. If "unphotogenic" works for you, go with it. The meaning is perfectly clear. -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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antonym of photogenic
what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word.
Just because it isn't in a dictionary doesn't mean it's not a "word". There are lots of words in English, especially those formed from prefixes and suffixes, that you won't find in a dictionary. If "unphotogenic" works for you, go with it. The meaning is perfectly clear. Yes, but words are like coins: Just because you mint your own doesn't mean everyone else has to accept them. Currency is based on the generally accepted standard. In the case of money, that standard is a government or similar authority; for words, it's the community of speakers/readers/signers. For example, I might (tongue-in-cheek) call the opposite of photogenic "photoclastic." It makes sense etymologically (as long as one sees the "light" with respect to the modern reference of photo-) but logic alone won't "break" through for others to adapt my invention. Others must also adapt the word -- pass the buck, so to speak. A thesaurus is useful in showing which words have gained currency (though many on the list are probably outdated). The very strength of a copious listing is also a weakness in that it provides little or no context. For example, "merry" means something like "cheerful, joyous" and therefore qualifies as a synonym of "happy." But try greeting Americans with "Happy Christmas" and you'll see that it fails as a synonym in that context (collocation). (To return to the coin metaphor: It's like trying to use pennies in a vending machine; though 50 pennies nominally = 2 quarters, only one of those combinations will actually work to get your soft drink.) So, use Word's thesaurus. (Highlight the word you want to look up then presss [Shift+F7] or go to Tools Thesaurus.) Review the list of synonyms .... but don't stop there. Use your native-speaker judgment of the word, both how it sounds in the intended sentence and especially how it sounds together with the other key word(s) in its phrase. If you're not a native speaker, consult someone who is ("Does this sound right to you?"). In this example, the intended lookup word, "unphotogenic," isn't on the list. That may indicate there's no commonly used word for the concept. Others' judgment on whatever you decide to use is therefore especially important. -- Sarah R [Ph.D., Linguistics] "Opinicus" wrote: "sanjay" wrote -- Bob http://www.kanyak.com |
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antonym of photogenic
"what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word"
What is "photogetic"? Is that a spin-off of "photogenic"? "Sarah R" wrote in message ... | what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word. | | Just because it isn't in a dictionary doesn't mean it's not a "word". There | are lots of words in English, especially those formed from prefixes and | suffixes, that you won't find in a dictionary. If "unphotogenic" works for | you, go with it. The meaning is perfectly clear. | | Yes, but words are like coins: Just because you mint your own doesn't mean | everyone else has to accept them. Currency is based on the generally | accepted standard. In the case of money, that standard is a government or | similar authority; for words, it's the community of speakers/readers/signers. | | For example, I might (tongue-in-cheek) call the opposite of photogenic | "photoclastic." It makes sense etymologically (as long as one sees the | "light" with respect to the modern reference of photo-) but logic alone won't | "break" through for others to adapt my invention. Others must also adapt the | word -- pass the buck, so to speak. | | A thesaurus is useful in showing which words have gained currency (though | many on the list are probably outdated). The very strength of a copious | listing is also a weakness in that it provides little or no context. For | example, "merry" means something like "cheerful, joyous" and therefore | qualifies as a synonym of "happy." But try greeting Americans with "Happy | Christmas" and you'll see that it fails as a synonym in that context | (collocation). (To return to the coin metaphor: It's like trying to use | pennies in a vending machine; though 50 pennies nominally = 2 quarters, only | one of those combinations will actually work to get your soft drink.) | | So, use Word's thesaurus. (Highlight the word you want to look up then | presss [Shift+F7] or go to Tools Thesaurus.) Review the list of synonyms | ... but don't stop there. Use your native-speaker judgment of the word, both | how it sounds in the intended sentence and especially how it sounds together | with the other key word(s) in its phrase. If you're not a native speaker, | consult someone who is ("Does this sound right to you?"). | | In this example, the intended lookup word, "unphotogenic," isn't on the | list. That may indicate there's no commonly used word for the concept. | Others' judgment on whatever you decide to use is therefore especially | important. | | -- Sarah R | [Ph.D., Linguistics] | | "Opinicus" wrote: | | "sanjay" wrote | | | -- | Bob | http://www.kanyak.com | | | |
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antonym of photogenic
"what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word"
What is "photogetic"? Is that a spin-off of "photogenic"? If it's not an outright typo, how about a Freudian slip (conflation of "genetic" and "genic")??? It's always interesting to observe the output of the human mind. (And yes!, in the case of the original questioner the presupposition *does* hold.) |
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antonym of photogenic
Holy Cow ... http://thesaurus.reference.com/
is a helpful resource that is far less entertaining than this wordsmith banter, but equally useful. Thanks for the linguistics philosophy! This was well worth the time reading (I'm patiently awaiting an answer to my posting for help). "Sarah R" wrote: "what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word" What is "photogetic"? Is that a spin-off of "photogenic"? If it's not an outright typo, how about a Freudian slip (conflation of "genetic" and "genic")??? It's always interesting to observe the output of the human mind. (And yes!, in the case of the original questioner the presupposition *does* hold.) |
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antonym of photogenic
sanjay, in the case of prefixes, like un-, it is generally accepted in most
writing style guides that if the word you want to combine the prefix with has not yet been formally accepted by the "community of speakers/readers/signers" with the prefix on it (i.e. it is not yet in the dictionary), you can still use the prefix with the word, but hyphenate it to indicate that you have done just that. So the short answer is just write "un-photogenic." --Wade [no Ph.D. in Linguistics] "sanjay" wrote: what is antonym of photogetic? unphotogenic is not a word. |
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