tenor vs direction

direction vs tenor

tenor and direction both are nouns.

tenor is an adjective but direction is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tenor	Yes	Yes	No	No
direction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, direction is a hypernym of tenor; that is, direction is a word with a broader meaning than tenor:

tenor: a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
direction: a general course along which something has a tendency to develop

tenor (noun)	direction (noun)
the pitch range of the highest male voice	the act of managing something
the general meaning or substance of an utterance	the act of setting and holding a course
a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life	a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
the adult male singing voice above baritone	the concentration of attention or energy on something
an adult male with a tenor voice	something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
	a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
	a message describing how something is to be done
	a line leading to a place or point
	the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

tenor (adjective)	direction (adjective)
of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice
(of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass

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