TENOR
Scrabble letter values: T1E1N1O1R1 = 5
Definition
- adjective (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass.
- adjective of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice.
- noun the adult male singing voice above baritone. — synonyms: tenor_voice
- noun the pitch range of the highest male voice.
- noun an adult male with a tenor voice.
- noun a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life.
- noun the general meaning or substance of an utterance. — synonyms: strain
Examples
- “a tenor sax”
- “tenor voice”
- “nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways”