tenor vs meaning

tenor and meaning both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of tenor include substance.

tenor (noun)	meaning (noun)
the pitch range of the highest male voice	the idea that is intended
the general meaning or substance of an utterance	the message that is intended or expressed or signified
a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life
the adult male singing voice above baritone
an adult male with a tenor voice

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