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tenor

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noun

ten·​or ˈte-nər How to pronounce tenor (audio)
1
a
: the highest natural adult male singing voice
also : a person having this voice
b
: the voice part next to the lowest in a 4-part chorus
c
: a member of a family of instruments having a range next lower than that of the alto
d
: the melodic line usually forming the cantus firmus in medieval music
2
a
: the drift of something spoken or written : purport
b
: an exact copy of a writing : transcript
c
: the concept, object, or person meant in a metaphor
3
: a continuance in a course, movement, or activity
4
: habitual condition : character

tenor

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adjective

: relating to or having the range or part of a tenor
Choose the Right Synonym for tenor

tendency, trend, drift, tenor, current mean movement in a particular direction.

tendency implies an inclination sometimes amounting to an impelling force.

a general tendency toward inflation

trend applies to the general direction maintained by a winding or irregular course.

the long-term trend of the stock market is upward

drift may apply to a tendency determined by external forces

the drift of the population away from large cities

or it may apply to an underlying or obscure trend of meaning or discourse.

got the drift of her argument

tenor stresses a clearly perceptible direction and a continuous, undeviating course.

the tenor of the times

current implies a clearly defined but not necessarily unalterable course.

an encounter that changed the current of my life

Example Sentences

Noun He has a high, lilting tenor. She asked the tenors to sing the line again. The tenor of his remarks is clear. Adjective Verdi wrote some difficult tenor parts. She plays the tenor sax.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
These provide a sense of the man’s presence, with his flannel shirts, leather jackets, and tweed caps, his ringing tenor voice. Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 My dad had a beautiful tenor voice and decided to try out for a trio, but mistakenly arrived at a rehearsal for the men’s chorale. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2022 That return helped change the tenor of a tight game. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 4 Sep. 2022 Over the span of a handful of batters on Thursday afternoon, the Diamondbacks changed the tenor of their road trip, shifting it from a disappointment in the making to one that maybe, just maybe, won’t be so bad after all. Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 9 June 2022 The market has seen some recent developments that have changed the tenor of the space, especially with the SEC increasing the equity crowdfunding cap back in November 2020, which was just recently realized in March 2021. Krishan Arora, Forbes, 4 May 2021 But Chauvin's guilt changed the tenor of the moment for many activists and civil rights leaders, who urged those fighting for social justice not to lose the momentum created by the trial. Kevin Mccoy, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2021 The Rams can still reach the playoffs with a win over Arizona in Week 17, but the past two weeks have changed the tenor of their season. oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2020 Sweeney’s country-as-grits voice pairs wondrously with Gill’s pure tenor, with both voices effortlessly conveying the song’s emotional nuances. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English tenor, tenoure, tenure "main point of a document, intent of a legal agreement, continued presence or sustained course, part carrying the cantus firmus melody in contrapuntal music," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French tenur, tenure "import of a document," borrowed from Medieval Latin tenōr-, tenor "sustained course, continuity, condition, drift of a law or document, tone of the voice, cantus firmus melody in contrapuntal music," going back to Latin, "sustained course, continuity, tone of the voice," from tenēre "to hold, possess" + -ōr-, -or, going back to *-ōs-, deverbal noun suffix of state — more at tenant entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Adjective

1522, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tenor was in the 14th century

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