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tenor tenor definition

tenor


 
  Grep  of  noun  tenor 
  countertenor 
  tenor 
  tenor  clef 
  tenor  drum 
  tenor  voice 
  tenoretic 
  tenormin 
  tenoroon 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tenor 
 
  The  noun  tenor  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  tenor,  tenor  voice  --  (the  adult  male  singing  voice  above  baritone) 
  2.  (1)  tenor  --  (the  pitch  range  of  the  highest  male  voice) 
  3.  tenor  --  (an  adult  male  with  a  tenor  voice) 
  4.  tenor,  strain  --  (pervading  note  of  an  utterance;  "I  could  follow  the  general  tenor  of  his  argument") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tenor 
 
  The  adj  tenor  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tenor  --  ((of  a  musical  instrument)  intermediate  between  alto  and  baritone  or  bass;  "a  tenor  sax") 
  2.  tenor  --  (of  or  close  in  range  to  the  highest  natural  adult  male  voice;  "tenor  voice") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  tenor 
 
  2  senses  of  tenor 
 
  Sense  1 
  tenor 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  high)  ->  low  low-pitched 
 
  Sense  2 
  tenor 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  high)  ->  low  low-pitched 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  tenor 
 
  2  senses  of  tenor 
 
  Sense  1 
  tenor 
  =>  high  (vs.  low),  high-pitched 
 
  Sense  2 
  tenor 
  =>  high  (vs.  low),  high-pitched 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  tenor 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  tenor 
 
  tenor  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  tenor 
  countertenor 
  tenor 
 
  Overview  of  noun  tenor 
 
  The  noun  tenor  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  tenor,  tenor  voice  --  (the  adult  male  singing  voice  above  baritone) 
  2.  (1)  tenor  --  (the  pitch  range  of  the  highest  male  voice) 
  3.  tenor  --  (an  adult  male  with  a  tenor  voice) 
  4.  tenor,  strain  --  (pervading  note  of  an  utterance;  "I  could  follow  the  general  tenor  of  his  argument") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  tenor 
 
  The  adj  tenor  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tenor  --  ((of  a  musical  instrument)  intermediate  between  alto  and  baritone  or  bass;  "a  tenor  sax") 
  2.  tenor  --  (of  or  close  in  range  to  the  highest  natural  adult  male  voice;  "tenor  voice") 



tenor definition