Collocations for tenor - noun
1. male singing voice/singer
ADJ.
celebrated, famous, great | high | operatic
VERB + TENOR
sing
We persuaded Jake to sing tenor (= sing the tenor part).
We persuaded Jake to sing tenor (= sing the tenor part).
TENOR + VERB
sing
Three celebrated tenors sang at the president''s inauguration.
Three celebrated tenors sang at the president''s inauguration.
TENOR + NOUN
voice | part, solo | register
2. atmosphere/feeling
ADJ.
even
Nothing ever changes the even tenor of life in our village.
Nothing ever changes the even tenor of life in our village.
general, whole
The whole tenor of the meeting was very positive.
The whole tenor of the meeting was very positive.