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
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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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Other Word Forms of Forte
Noun
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fortesOrigin of Forte
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Italian strong, forte from Latin fortis bhergh-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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French fort from Old French strong from Latin fortis fort
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French fort (“strong”), from Latin fortis (“strong”).
From Wiktionary
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From Italian forte (“strong”).
From Wiktionary
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