Definition of tenor Tenor
/tɛˈnɚ/ - [tener] - ten•or
We found 29 definitions of tenor from 7 different sources.
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What does tenor mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tenors |
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| tenor - an adult male with a tenor voice | ||
| vocalist, vocaliser, vocalizer, singer a person who sings | ||
| tenor - the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" | ||
| strain | ||
| meaning, substance the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" | ||
| tenor - the pitch range of the highest male voice | ||
| tenor - a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways" | ||
| tenor - the adult male singing voice above baritone | ||
| tenor voice | ||
Adjectivetenor, tenorer, tenorest |
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| tenor - (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax" | ||
| high-pitched, high set at a sharp or high angle or slant; "a high-pitched roof" | ||
| tenor - of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tenor (Noun)
Musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus , who perform countermelodies. - tenor (Noun)
duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career. - tenor (Noun)
Musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. - tenor (Noun)
Tone, as of a conversation. - tenor (Noun)
The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed. - tenor (Noun)
Time to maturity of a bond. - tenor (Noun)
Stamp; character; nature. - tenor (Noun)
An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. - tenor (Noun)
That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. - tenor (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tenor (n.)
A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career. - tenor (n.)
That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. - tenor (n.)
Stamp; character; nature. - tenor (n.)
An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument. - tenor (n.)
The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary. - tenor (n.)
A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tenor
A musical part or section higher than bass but lower than alto, with a typical range from the C one octave below "middle C" to the G above. -
tenor
That which is understood from a discourse, dialogue or phrase by the way in which it is expressed. -
tenor
The general meaning or substance of an utterance.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tenor
ten′ur, n. continuity of state: general run or currency: purport: the higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males: the part next above the bass in a vocal quartet: one who sings tenor.—adj. pertaining to the tenor in music.—ns. Ten′or-clef, the C clef, placed on the fourth line; Ten′orist. [L. tenor—tenēre, to hold.]
Wikipedia 
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A tenor is a man with a high singing voice. In opera the role of the hero is usually sung by a tenor. A “Heldentenor” (German for “hero tenor”) is someone with a big tenor voice suitable for heroic parts like the heroes in most of Wagner’s operas. Luciano Pavarotti was a heroic tenor. José Carreras, Placido Domingo and Roberto Alagno are famous heroic tenors.
Some tenors have lighter, more lyrical voices. Peter Pears, who sang the tenor solos in Benjamin Britten’s operas, had a lyrical tenor voice.
When writing four-part choir music the tenor line will be the third line down, between alto and bass. It is usually written in the treble clef, but will sound an octave lower than written.
Part of speech
🔤- tenor, noun, singular of tenors.
- tenor, adjective.
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