What does tenor mean in English? Meaning of tenor definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "tenor": the adult male singing voice above baritone
Noun
Meaning: the adult male singing voice above baritoneSynonyms: tenor
tenor voiceHypernyms: singing voicePronunciation in UK: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Meaning of "tenor": (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
Adjective
Meaning: (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bassExample: a tenor saxSynonyms: tenorSimilar: high
high-pitchedPronunciation in UK: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Meaning of "tenor": the pitch range of the highest male voice
Noun
Meaning: the pitch range of the highest male voiceSynonyms: tenorHypernyms: pitchPronunciation in UK: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Meaning of "tenor": of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
Adjective
Meaning: of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voiceExample: tenor voiceSynonyms: tenorSimilar: high
high-pitchedPronunciation in UK: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Meaning of "tenor": an adult male with a tenor voice
Noun
Meaning: an adult male with a tenor voiceSynonyms: tenorHypernyms: singer
vocaliser
vocalist
vocalizerInstance Hyponyms: caruso
domingo
enrico caruso
john mccormick
lauritz lebrecht hommel melchior
lauritz melchior
luciano pavarotti
mccormick
melchior
pavarotti
placido domingoPronunciation in UK: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Meaning of "tenor": a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
Noun
Meaning: a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's lifeExample: nothing disturbed the even tenor of her waysSynonyms: tenorHypernyms: directionPronunciation in UK: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Meaning of "tenor": the general meaning or substance of an utterance
Noun
Meaning: the general meaning or substance of an utteranceExample: although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argumentSynonyms: strain
tenorHyponyms: drift
purportHypernyms: meaning
substancePronunciation in UK: /tɛnə(ɹ)/
Adjective: (archaic, music) Musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.(obsolete) duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career. Gray Along the cool sequestered vale of life / They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.Gray Along the cool sequestered vale of life / They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.(music) Musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.Tone, as of a conversation. 1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter XI, page 145: Colonel Walton, who had striven to check the conversation at moments when he became conscious of its tenor, now gladly engaged his guest on other and more legitimate topics.1835, William Gilmore Simms, The Partisan, Harper, Chapter XI, page 145: Colonel Walton, who had striven to check the conversation at moments when he became conscious of its tenor, now gladly engaged his guest on other and more legitimate topics.(linguistics) The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.(finance) Time to maturity of a bond.Stamp; character; nature. Dryden This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual, and always of the same tenor.Dryden This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual, and always of the same tenor.(law) 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. (Can we find and add a quotation of Bouvier to this entry?)That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. Shakespeare When it [the bond] is paid according to the tenor. Spart Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men?Shakespeare When it [the bond] is paid according to the tenor.Spart Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men?Synonyms:
theme, tone, gist, mood, purport, trend, course, sense, tendency, current, way, inclination, body, core, direction, run, drift, purpose, burden, path, evolution, substance, meat, aim, pith, stuff, course of thought, alto, falsetto, countertenor,
Antonyms:
exterior, outside, blockage, exteriority, bass, bass,
