Meaning of 'tenor'

adjective

(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass

Example: "a tenor sax"

noun

the pitch range of the highest male voice

noun

the general meaning or substance of an utterance

Example: "Although I disagreed with them, I could follow the tenor of their argument."

Synonyms: strain

noun

a settled, prevailing, habitual course of a person's life

Example: "Nothing disturbed the even tenor of my life."

noun

the adult male singing voice above baritone

Synonyms: tenor voice

noun

an adult male with a tenor voice

adjective

of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice

Example: "tenor voice"