See metaphor.
[n] the pitch range of the highest male voice
[n] pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"
[n] the adult male singing voice above baritone
[n] an adult male with a tenor voice
[adj] of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"
[adj] (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"