The pitch range of the highest male voice pervading note of an utterance; 'I could follow the general tenor of his argument' the adult male singing voice above baritone an adult male with a tenor voice of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; 'tenor voice' intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; 'a tenor sax'.
Pervading note of an utterance; 'I could follow the general tenor of his argument'.