Tenor | Mean of tenor in English Dictionary
/ˈtɛnɚ/
- Noun
- the highest adult male singing voice
- He has a high, lilting tenor.
- a singer who has such a voice
- She asked the tenors to sing the line again.
- the general or basic quality or meaning of something
- I was surprised by the angry tenor [=tone] of her letter.
- The tenor of his remarks is clear.
- having a range that is lower than an alto and higher than a baritone
- Verdi wrote some difficult tenor parts.
- She plays the tenor sax/saxophone.