Definitions for tenor
ˈtɛn ərtenor

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. tenor, tenor voicenoun

   the adult male singing voice above baritone

2. tenornoun

   the pitch range of the highest male voice

3. tenornoun

   an adult male with a tenor voice

4. tenornoun

   a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life

   "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"

5. tenor, strainadjective

   the general meaning or substance of an utterance

   "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"

6. tenoradjective

   (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass

   "a tenor sax"

7. tenoradjective

   of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice

   "tenor voice"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tenornoun

   Musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.

2. tenornoun

   Musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

3. tenornoun

   A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor range.

4. tenornoun

   Tone, as of a conversation.

5. tenornoun

   The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.

6. tenoradjective

   of or pertaining to the tenor part or range

   He has a tenor voice.

7. Etymology: From tenor, from teneo. In music, from the notion of the one who holds the melody as opposed to the countertenor.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tenor

   A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types. It is the highest male chest voice type. The tenor's vocal range extends up to C5. The low extreme for tenors is widely defined to be B2, though some roles include an A♭2 (two A♭s below middle C). At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to the second F above middle C (F5). The tenor voice type is generally divided into the leggero tenor, lyric tenor, spinto tenor, dramatic tenor, heldentenor, and tenor buffo or spieltenor.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tenor

   In music, a tenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone. It is typically the highest of the ordinary male voice types. It is characterized by its distinctive and powerful quality. In finance, tenor refers to the length of time remaining in a contract, particularly involving loans, insurance policies, or bonds until the contract's agreed-upon obligations or duties have been fulfilled. Furthermore, tenor can also signify the general course, character, or mood of something like a piece of writing, an argument, or a discussion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tenornoun

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

2. Tenornoun

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

3. Tenornoun

   stamp; character; nature

4. Tenornoun

   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

5. Tenornoun

   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

6. Tenornoun

   a person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tenor

   A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range is one of the highest of the male voice types. The tenor's vocal range lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, and, the A above middle C. In solo work, this range extends up to, or "tenor high C." The low extreme for tenors is roughly A♭2. At the highest extreme, some tenors can sing up to two Fs above middle C. The term tenor is also applied to instruments, such as the tenor saxophone, to indicate their range in relation to other instruments of the same group. Within opera, the lowest note in the standard tenor repertoire is A2, but few roles fall below C3. The high extreme: a few tenor roles in the standard repertoire call for a "tenor C". Some of the few top Cs in the standard operatic repertoire are either optional or interpolated by tradition. However, the highest demanded note in the standard tenor operatic repertoire is D5. Some operatic roles for tenors require a darker timbre and fewer high notes. In the leggero repertoire the highest note is F5, therefore, very few tenors can, given the raising of pitch since its composition, have this role in their repertoire without transposition. A shift in pitch since the mid 19th century means that the few written top Cs would have in fact demanded a note at least a semitone lower than today's standard pitch.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Tenor

   ten′ur, n. continuity of state: general run or currency: purport: the higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males: the part next above the bass in a vocal quartet: one who sings tenor.—adj. pertaining to the tenor in music.—ns. Ten′or-clef, the C clef, placed on the fourth line; Ten′orist. [L. tenor—tenēre, to hold.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TENOR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tenor is ranked #79846 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tenor surname appeared 238 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Tenor.
   
   63% or 150 total occurrences were White.
   34.4% or 82 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Direction
   • Music
   • Pitch
   • Singer
   • Singing Voice

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Anagrams for tenor »

1. toner

2. trone

3. noter

How to pronounce tenor?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tenor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tenor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tenor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tenor in a Sentence

1. Kerry Coombs:

   A lot of things look the same, there are facility upgrades, don’t get me wrong, but the tone and tenor that Luke has brought is special. It’s exciting to be a part of that. You feel that. So, it’s very similar and very different all at the same time.

2. Robert LaVoy Finicum:

   We used to could walk up to them and talk with the FBI agents in a friendly manner... but the tenor has changed, they have become more hardened. When they step out of their vehicles now they're stepping out with their rifles and they're not willing to engage in just friendly dialogue...

3. Emmylou Harris:

   I'm not a trained musician. When folks talk about 'Well, you go to this or that' - the tenor, or the third part - I don't really know what they're talking about.

4. Henry Ford:

   Asking 'Who ought to be the boss' is like asking 'Who ought to be the tennor in the quartet' Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.

5. Evelyn Waugh:

   An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tenor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tenor
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tenor
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tenor
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tenor
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tenor