Tenor — synonyms, definition

1. tenor (Noun)

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tenor (Noun) — The adult male singing voice above baritone.

tenor (Noun) — The pitch range of the highest male voice.

tenor (Noun) — An adult male with a tenor voice.

tenor (Noun) — A settled, prevailing or habitual course of a person's life. ex. "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"

tenor (Noun) — The general meaning or substance of an utterance. ex. "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

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2. tenor (Adjective)

tenor (Adjective) — (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass. ex. "a tenor sax"

tenor (Adjective) — Of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice. ex. "tenor voice"