ALL meanings of tenor
ten·or
T t - noun tenor male singing voice 1
- noun tenor man who sings tenor 1
- noun tenor the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift. 1
- adjective tenor instrument: in tenor range 1
- noun tenor continuous course, progress, or movement. 1
- noun tenor gist, sense 1
- noun tenor Rhetoric. the subject of a metaphor, as “she” in “She is a rose.”. Compare vehicle (def 8). 1
- noun tenor law: transcript 1
- noun tenor Music. the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor. a part sung by or written for such a voice, especially the next to the lowest part in four-part harmony. a singer with such a voice. an instrument corresponding in compass to this voice, especially the viola. the lowest-toned bell of a peal. 1
- noun tenor quality, character, or condition. 1
- adjective tenor Music. of, relating to, or having the compass of a tenor. 1
- noun tenor the range of a voice, often, specif., an adult male voice, between baritone and countertenor, usually from about an octave below middle C to an octave above 0
- noun tenor a voice or singer with such a range 0
- noun tenor an instrument with a similar range within its family, as a tenor saxophone 0
- noun tenor a part for such a voice or instrument 0
- noun tenor in four-part harmony, the second lowest part 0
- noun tenor in a set of bells for ringing changes, the bell with the lowest tone 0
- adjective tenor of, for, or having the range of a tenor 0
- countable noun tenor A tenor is a male singer whose voice is fairly high. 0
- adjective tenor A tenor saxophone or other musical instrument has a range of notes that are of a fairly low pitch. 0
- singular noun tenor The tenor of something is the general meaning or mood that it expresses. 0
- noun tenor the male voice intermediate between alto and baritone, having a range approximately from the B a ninth below middle C to the G a fifth above it 0
- noun tenor a singer with such a voice 0
- noun tenor a saxophone, horn, recorder, etc, intermediate in compass and size between the alto and baritone or bass 0
- noun tenor (as modifier) 0
- noun tenor general drift of thought; purpose 0
- noun tenor (in early polyphonic music) the part singing the melody or the cantus firmus 0
- noun tenor (in four-part harmony) the second lowest part lying directly above the bass 0
- noun tenor the heaviest and lowest-pitched bell in a ring 0
- noun tenor a settled course of progress 0
- noun tenor general tendency 0
- noun tenor the time required for a bill of exchange or promissory note to become due for payment 0
- noun tenor the exact words of a deed, etc, as distinct from their effect 0
- noun tenor an exact copy or transcript 0
- noun tenor general course or tendency 0
- noun tenor general meaning; drift; purport 0
- noun tenor in a metaphor, that term or concept that is described in a figurative way by the vehicle 0
- noun tenor general character or nature 0
- noun tenor the exact wording or an exact copy of a legal document 0