tenor vs substance

substance vs tenor

tenor and substance both are nouns.

tenor is an adjective but substance is not an adjective.

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

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

tenor: the general meaning or substance of an utterance
substance: the idea that is intended

Other hypernyms of tenor include meaning.

tenor (noun)	substance (noun)
the pitch range of the highest male voice	the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
the general meaning or substance of an utterance	a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life	the property of holding together and retaining its shape
the adult male singing voice above baritone	the idea that is intended
an adult male with a tenor voice	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	content communicating a message; what something is about
	considerable capital (wealth or income)
	material of a particular kind or constitution

tenor (adjective)	substance (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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