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TENOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The pitch range of the highest male voice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("tenor" is a kind of...):
pitch (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The general meaning or substance of an utterance
Example:
although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument
Synonyms:
strain; tenor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tenor" is a kind of...):
meaning; substance (the idea that is intended)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tenor"):
drift; purport (the pervading meaning or tenor)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
Example:
nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tenor" is a kind of...):
direction (a general course along which something has a tendency to develop)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The adult male singing voice above baritone
Synonyms:
tenor; tenor voice
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("tenor" is a kind of...):
singing voice (the musical quality of the voice while singing)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An adult male with a tenor voice
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tenor" is a kind of...):
singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)
Instance hyponyms:
Caruso; Enrico Caruso (outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921))
Domingo; Placido Domingo (Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941))
John McCormick; McCormick (United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945))
Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior; Lauritz Melchior; Melchior (United States operatic tenor (born in Denmark) noted for his Wagnerian roles (1890-1973))
Luciano Pavarotti; Pavarotti (Italian tenor (born in 1935))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
Example:
tenor voice
Classified under:
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
Example:
a tenor sax
Classified under:
Similar:
high; high-pitched (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
