tenor

Speech parts

1. tenor - Noun

2. tenor - Adjective

3. tenor - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career.

That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.

An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.

The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary.

A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

character meaning course direction theme tone spirit trend substance essence mood import strain drift temper
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Antonyms

still low outside bass exterior blockage
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Hypernyms

meaning direction singer pitch singing voice

Hyponyms

drift purport

Phrases with the word

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Anagrams

noter trone toner Norte Treon Torne

Examples

tenor voice Source: Internet

a tenor sax Source: Internet

A 1989 production of the opera by the San Francisco Opera featured noted tenor Plácido Domingo in the role of da Gama. Source: Internet

Also, the acclaimed tenor, Giovanni Battista Rubini, appeared in the role of Percy. Source: Internet

About this sound Play ( help · info ) Where the C-clef is placed on the fourth line of the stave, it is called the tenor clef. Source: Internet

Agricola also calls the tenor "altus," mistakenly depicting it as a little smaller than the tenor in the woodcut (above, middle right). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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