TENOR

5 letters 5 Scrabble points /tɛnə(ɹ)/

Definition of TENOR

noun

  1. A 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. A musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus and contratenor altus, who perform countermelodies.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the tenor part or range.

    "He has a tenor voice."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T E N O R
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

Anagrams of TENOR

Words that use the same letters:

NOTER NOTRE ORTEN RENTO TONER TRONE

Words Containing "TENOR"

ANTENOR BARITENOR CONTRATENOR COUNTERTENOR COUNTERTENORS HELDENTENOR HELDENTENORE HELDENTENORS STENORHYNCOUS TENORE TENORINO TENORIST TENORISTER TENORITE TENORITES TENORLESS TENOROON TENORRHAPHY TENORRHAPHIES TENORS

Words Starting with "TENOR"

TENORE TENORINO TENORIST TENORISTER TENORITE TENORITES TENORLESS TENOROON TENORRHAPHY TENORRHAPHIES TENORS

Words Ending with "TENOR"

ANTENOR BARITENOR CONTRATENOR COUNTERTENOR HELDENTENOR