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English adjective: tenor | |||
| 1. | tenor (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass | ||
| Samples | A tenor sax. | ||
| Similar | high, high-pitched | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| Antonyms | low-pitched, low | ||
| 2. | tenor of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice | ||
| Samples | Tenor voice. | ||
| Similar | high, high-pitched | ||
| Antonyms | low-pitched, low | ||
English noun: tenor | |||
| 1. | tenor (communication) the adult male singing voice above baritone | ||
| Synonyms | tenor voice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | singing voice | ||
| 2. | tenor (attribute) the pitch range of the highest male voice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pitch | ||
| 3. | tenor (person) an adult male with a tenor voice | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer | ||
| Instance hyponym | Caruso, Domingo, Enrico Caruso, John McCormick, Lauritz Lebrecht Hommel Melchior, Lauritz Melchior, Luciano Pavarotti, McCormick, Melchior, Pavarotti, Placido Domingo | ||
| 4. | tenor (cognition) a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life | ||
| Samples | Nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | direction | ||
| 5. | tenor (cognition) the general meaning or substance of an utterance | ||
| Samples | Although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument. | ||
| Synonyms | strain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | meaning, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | drift, purport | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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