tenor

Universal Words noun, adjective noun 1 [C] a man's singing voice with a range just below the lowest woman's voice; a man with a tenor voice compareALTO, BARITONE, BASS 2 [sing.] a musical part written for tenor voice 3 [sing.] the ~ of sth (formal) the general character or meaning of sth: I was encouraged by the general tenor of his remarks. adjective [onlybeforenoun] (of a musical instrument) with a range of notes similar to that of a tenor voice: a tenor saxophone / trombone compareALTO, SOPRANO