Dictionary Check: tenor
"tenor" is a valid word!
Scrabble
5
points
Words with Friends
6
points
Definition
adjective
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass
Example:
"a tenor sax"
adjective
of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
Example:
"tenor voice"
noun
the adult male singing voice above baritone
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
Example:
"nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"
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