Forte Definition

fôrtā, fôrt

fortes

noun

fortes

Something in which a person excels.

American Heritage

The strongest part of the blade of a sword, between the middle and the hilt.

Webster's New World

A thing that a person does particularly well; special accomplishment or strong point.

Webster's New World

A forte passage.

Webster's New World

A strength or talent.

He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.

Wiktionary

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weakness
weak point
fatal flaw

adjective

In a loud, forceful manner. Used chiefly as a direction.

American Heritage

Loud(ly)

Webster's New World

(music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)

This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

Wiktionary

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Synonyms:
loud

Antonyms:

Antonyms:
piano

adverb

(music) Loudly.

The musicians played the passage forte.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
loudly

Antonyms:

Antonyms:
piano

Other Word Forms of Forte

Noun

Singular:

forte

Plural:

fortes

Origin of Forte

Italian strong, forte from Latin fortis bhergh-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French fort from Old French strong from Latin fortis fort

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French fort (“strong”), from Latin fortis (“strong”).

From Wiktionary
From Italian forte (“strong”).

From Wiktionary