-
"although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"nounthe general meaning or substance of an utterance
Similar:
-
nounthe adult male singing voice above baritone
Similar:
type of: -
nounan adult male with a tenor voice
-
"nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"nouna settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's lifetype of:
-
"a tenor sax"adjective(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
Similar:
-
"tenor voice"adjectiveof or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
Similar:
-
nounthe pitch range of the highest male voicetype of:
Definition that contains tenor
- young United States jazz tenor saxophonist (1909-1959)
- drift the pervading meaning or tenor
- domingo Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)
- alto of or being the highest male voice; having a range above that of tenor
- tenor an adult male with a tenor voice
- consist be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous
- caruso outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921)
- bassoon a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family
- pavarotti Italian tenor (born in 1935)
- orbison United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)