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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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TENOR definition: 1. a male singer with a high voice, or (especially in combinations) a musical instrument that has…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
the general meaning, character, or pattern of something: What was the general tenor of his speech? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life. “nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways” see more see less.
