tenor: Meaning and Definition of

ten•or

1. the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
2. continuous course, progress, or movement.
3. the subject of a metaphor, as “she” in “She is a rose.” Cf.(def. 8).
1. the adult male voice intermediate between the bass and the alto or countertenor.
2. a part sung by or written for such a voice, esp. the next to the lowest part in four-part harmony.
3. a singer with such a voice.
4. an instrument corresponding in compass to this voice, esp. the viola.
5. the lowest-toned bell of a peal.
5. quality, character, or condition.

1. of, pertaining to, or having the compass of a tenor.