tenor
English Thesaurus
1. the pitch range of the highest male voice (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | pitch, |
| definition | : | the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration (noun.attribute) |
2. the general meaning or substance of an utterance (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | meaning, substance, |
| definition | : | the idea that is intended (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | drift, purport, |
| definition | : | the pervading meaning or tenor (noun.cognition) |
3. a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | direction, |
| definition | : | a general course along which something has a tendency to develop (noun.cognition) |
4. the adult male singing voice above baritone (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | singing voice, |
| definition | : | the musical quality of the voice while singing (noun.communication) |
5. an adult male with a tenor voice (noun.person)
| instance hyponym | : | caruso, enrico caruso, |
| definition | : | outstanding Italian operatic tenor (1873-1921) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | domingo, placido domingo, |
| definition | : | Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | john mccormick, mccormick, |
| definition | : | United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) (noun.person) |
6. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice (adj.all)
7. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass (adj.all)
| domain category | : | music, |
| definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
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