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- Dictionarytenor/ˈtɛnə/
noun
- 1. a singing voice between baritone and alto or countertenor, the highest of the ordinary adult male range: "the Serenade for tenor, horn, and strings"
- 2. an instrument, especially a saxophone, trombone, tuba, or viol, of the second or third lowest pitch in its family: "a tenor sax"
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The meaning of TENOR is the highest natural adult male singing voice; also : a person having this voice. How to use tenor in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Tenor.
TENOR definition: 1. a male singer with a high voice, or (especially in combinations) a musical instrument that has…. Learn more.
1. the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift. 2. continuous course, progress, or movement: nothing to disturb the even tenor of our lives. 3. a. the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor.
Tenor definition: the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.. See examples of TENOR used in a sentence.
the general meaning, character, or pattern of something: What was the general tenor of his speech? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. an adult male with a tenor voice. see more. adjective. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass. “a tenor sax” synonyms: high, high-pitched. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. adjective. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice. “ tenor voice” synonyms: high, high-pitched
a. the male voice intermediate between alto and baritone, having a range approximately from the B a ninth below middle C to the G a fifth above it. b. a singer with such a voice. c. a saxophone, horn, recorder, etc, intermediate in compass and size between the alto and baritone or bass. d. ( as modifier) a tenor sax.
Definition of tenor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. tenor. noun. /ˈtenə (r)/ /ˈtenər/ [countable] a man’s singing voice with a range just below the lowest woman’s voice; a man with a tenor voice. Three celebrated tenors sang at the president's inauguration. compare alto, baritone, bass1, countertenor Topics Music c2.
Noun. Adjective. Filter. noun. tenors. General course or tendency. The even tenor of my life. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. In a metaphor, that term or concept that is described in a figurative way by the vehicle. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. General meaning; drift; purport. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
the course of meaning that runs through something written or spoken; drift:[ countable] The tenor of the meeting was one of tenseness. continuous course or movement:[ countable] nothing to disturb the tenor of our lives. Music and Dance. [ uncountable] the adult male voice between the bass and the alto.
