Definition of forte Forte
/fɔˈɹtej/ - [fortey] - for•te
We found 16 definitions of forte from 5 different sources.
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What does forte mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: fortes |
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| forte - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" | ||
| strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength | ||
| weak point an attribute that is inadequate or deficient | ||
| asset, plus a useful or valuable quality | ||
| forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible | ||
| portion, part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | ||
| forte - (music) loud | ||
| fortissimo | ||
| loudness, intensity, volume high level or degree; the property of being intense | ||
Adjectiveforte, forter, fortest |
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| forte - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" | ||
| loud | ||
| piano, soft used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" | ||
| fortemente chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong | ||
Adverb |
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| forte - used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly | ||
| loudly | ||
| piano, softly used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly | ||
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Wiktionary 
- forte (Noun)
A strength or talent. - forte (Noun)
The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt. - forte (Noun)
A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music. - forte (Adverb)
loudly. - forte (Adjective)
Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, {f. , to indicate raising the volume of the music.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- forte (n.)
The strong point; that in which one excels. - forte (n.)
The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible. - forte (a. & adv.)
Loudly; strongly; powerfully.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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forte
fōrt, n. that in which one excels -
forte
fōr′te, adj. (mus.) strongly, loud:—superl. Fortis′simo.—n. a loud passage in music. [It.]
Part of speech
🔤- forte, noun, singular of fortes.
- forte, adjective.
- forte, adverb.
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