Definition of Tenor

Noun: tenor te-nu(r)

The adult male singing voice above baritone
- tenor voice
The pitch range of the highest male voice
An adult male with a tenor voice
A settled, prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
"nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"
The general meaning or substance of an utterance
"although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument";
- strain

Adjective: tenor te-nu(r)

(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
"a tenor sax"
Of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
"tenor voice"