Aim vs Tenor - What's the difference?

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Aim is a related term of tenor.

As an initialism aim

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As a noun tenor is

tenor.

aim

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, or object, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.

The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

Intention; purpose; design; scheme.

My number one aim in life is to make money to make my parents, siblings and kids happy .

(obsolete) Conjecture; guess.

* Shakespeare

What you would work me to, I have some aim .

Synonyms

* (intention) aspiration, design, end, ettle, intention, mint, object, purpose, scheme, scope, tendency * See also

Verb

(en verb)

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.

To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.

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To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at some person or vice).

(obsolete) To guess or conjecture.

(Shakespeare)

Usage notes

* Sense 3. This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive . See

Derived terms

* aim at *

Etymology 2

Initialism

(Initialism) (head)

AIM; AOL Instant Messenger.

External links

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Anagrams

tenor

English

Alternative forms

* (l)

Noun

(en noun)

(archaic, music) Musical part or section that holds or performs the main melody, as opposed to the contratenor bassus'' and ''contratenor altus , who perform countermelodies.

(obsolete) duration; continuance; a state of holding on in a continuous course; general tendency; career.

* Gray

Along the cool sequestered vale of life / They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.

(music) Musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

A person, instrument or group that performs in the tenor (higher than bass and lower than alto) range.

Tone, as of a conversation.

(linguistics) The subject in a metaphor to which attributes are ascribed.

(finance) Time to maturity of a bond.

Stamp; character; nature.

* Dryden

This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual, and always of the same tenor .

(legal) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport , which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.

(Bouvier)

That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.

* Shakespeare

When it [the bond] is paid according to the tenor .

* Spart

Does not the whole tenor of the divine law positively require humility and meekness to all men?

Derived terms

* Old Tenor, Middle Tenor, New Tenor

Coordinate terms

* (voice types) soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, contralto (female); countertenor, tenor, baritone, bass (male)

Adjective

(-)

of or pertaining to the tenor part or range

He has a tenor voice.

Anagrams

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