Tenor
WordNet
adjective
(1) Of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
"Tenor voice"
(2) (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
"A tenor sax"
noun
(3) The pitch range of the highest male voice
(4) The general meaning or substance of an utterance
"Although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
(5) A settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
"Nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"
(6) The adult male singing voice above baritone
(7) An adult male with a tenor voice
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from . In music, from the notion of the one who holds the melody as opposed to the countertenor.
Noun
- musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
- musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto. Also a person, instrument, or group that performs in that range.
- tone, as of a conversation
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- The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.
Adjective
- of or pertaining to the tenor part or range
- He has a tenor voice.