1. (

• tenor ,
• tenor_voice

) the adult male singing voice above baritone ;

2. (

• tenor

) the pitch range of the highest male voice ;

3. (

• tenor

) an adult male with a tenor voice ;

4. (

• tenor ,

) a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways" ;

5. (

• tenor ,
• strain

) the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" ;

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" ;