Find the of
☀
Appearance
✓Use device theme  
✓Dark theme
✓Light theme

What is the noun for tenor?

What's the noun for tenor? Here's the word you're looking for.

tenor
  1. (music) Musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.
  2. A person, instrument, or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.
  3. (music) Musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.
  4. The lowest tuned in a ring of bells.
  5. Tone, as of a conversation.
  6. (obsolete) duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.
  7. (linguistics) The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.
  8. (finance) Time to maturity of a bond.
  9. Stamp; character; nature.
  10. (law) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.
  11. That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
  12. Synonyms:
      13. alto, falsetto, countertenor, gist, drift, meaning, substance, sense, essence, import, significance, thrust, purport, theme, message, spirit, intention, meat, intent, core, pith, burden, stuff, direction, vein, tendency, strain, flavor, flavour, aim, course, trend, thread, character, mood, purpose, way, path, body, evolution, inclination, nature, run, tone, course of thought, implication, signification, point, denotation, content … more
  13. Examples:
      14. “Not only were we treated to the MMDG Music Ensemble, but live vocals from a soprano, baritone, alto and tenor.”
      “These selection forces likely shaped the focus and tenor of discussions.”
      “The tenor of life in Santa María and other Leonese communities is closer to that of a Castilian hamlet or a Swiss Alpine village.”
tenora
  1. (music) A tenor form of the Catalan shawm
tenoroon
  1. (music) tenor bassoon
tenour
  1. Archaic spelling of tenor.
tenoroons
  1. plural of tenoroon
tenoras
  1. plural of tenora
tenours
  1. plural of tenour
tenors
  1. plural of tenor
  2. Synonyms:
      3. altos, falsetto, countertenors, gists, drift, meanings, substances, sense, essence, import, significance, thrust, purports, themes, messages, spirits, intention, meat, intent, core, pith, burdens, direction, veins, tendencies, strain, flavor, flavour, aims, courses, trends, threads, character, moods, purpose, ways, paths, body, evolution, inclination, nature, runs, tones, implication, points, signification, denotations, content, heart, subjects … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A third passage groups the sopranos with the tenors, and the altos with the basses.”
      “She greatly enjoyed the songs of tenors such as John McCormack and Frank Patterson.”
      “There are eight sopranos, four mezzos, one counter-tenor, three tenors, seven baritones, and two basses.”
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

Nearby Words
tennislike
Tenochca
Tenochca
Tenochcan
Tenochcan
Tenochcans
tenora
tenoras
tenorial
tenoroon
tenoroons
tenors
5-letter Words Starting With
t
te
ten
teno
Find Nouns
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Rhymes
Sentences
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Plural
Singular
Past Tense
Present Tense
Word Unscrambler
Words With Friends
Scrabble
Crossword / Codeword
iOS / Apple
Android
Home
About Us
Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Antonyms
A B C D E F G H I J K L M
N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Copyright WordHippo © 2024