Crossword-Solution: TENOR
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Tenor | n. | A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career. |
| Tenor | n. | That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding. |
| Tenor | n. | Stamp; character; nature. |
| Tenor | n. | 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. |
| Tenor | n. | The higher of the two kinds of voices usually belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base, and originally the air, to which the other parts were auxillary. |
| Tenor | n. | A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that play it. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| TENOR | anagram | ENTRO, NORTE, NOTER, NOTRE, RENOT, ROTEN, RTENO, TERNO, TONER, TOREN, TORNE, TRENO, TRONE |
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Sentences with TENOR (5)
They belted themselves up, and Raoul Marcel, the choir tenor and Father Duchesne’s pet, and Jean Bordelau, held the string over which they vaulted.
Here, in the quiet of Boldwood’s parlour, where everything that was not grave was extraneous, and where the atmosphere was that of a Puritan Sunday lasting all the week, the letter and its dictum changed their tenor from the thoughtlessness of their origin to a deep solemnity, imbibed from their accessories now.
Larsen went on to explain that he managed the music in his church himself, and drilled his choir, though the tenor was the official choirmaster.
The tenor, therefore, of their affections and feelings, must have borne the same general proportion to our own.
The harmonies which you mean are the mixed or tenor Lydian, and the full-toned or bass Lydian, and such like.
Quotes with TENOR (3)
I wonder how appropriate it is to try to 'argue someone into the kingdom.' Many apologists hotly deny any such charge, but I don't believe them. The tenor of almost all apologetics literature makes it plain that this is their intent.
Prince or commoner, tenor or bass, Painter or plumber or never-do-well, Do me a favor and shut your face -Poets alone should kiss and tell.
Halt glared at his friend as the whistling continued.'I had hoped that your new sense of responsibly would put an end to that painful shrieking noise you make between your lips' he said. Crowley smiled. It was a beautiful day and he was feeling at peace with the world. And that meant he was more than ready to tease Halt 'It's a jaunty song''What's jaunty about it?' Halt asked, grim faced. Crowley made an uncertain gesture as he sought for an answer to that question.'I suppose…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Daily Beast, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 794 times in crossword archives (1945–2025).