tenor meaning and definition

TENOR noun

Definition of tenor (noun)

1. the adult male singing voice above baritone
   • synonyms: tenor voice
2. the pitch range of the highest male voice
3. an adult male with a tenor voice
4. a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
   • "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"
5. the general meaning or substance of an utterance
   • "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
   • synonyms: strain

TENOR adjective

Definition of tenor (adjective)

1. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
   • "a tenor sax"
2. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
   • "tenor voice"