FORTE

forte, loud

(adjective) (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force; “the forte passages in the composition”

forte, loudly

(adverb) used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

forte

(noun) the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point, strength

(noun) an asset of special worth or utility; “cooking is his forte”

forte

(noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

forte (plural fortes)

A strength or talent.

The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

Synonyms

• See forte

Etymology 2

Adjective

forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)

(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.)

Adverb

forte (comparative fortissimo, superlative fortississimo)

(music) Loudly.

Noun

forte (plural fortes)

A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.

Anagrams

• Foret, fetor, frote, ofter

Proper noun

Forte (plural Fortes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Forte is the 2982^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12023 individuals. Forte is most common among White (63.0%) and Black/African American (27.82%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Foret, fetor, frote, ofter

Source: Wiktionary

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Forte (fort), n. Etym: [IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See Fort.]

1. The strong point; that in which one excels. fort"a The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers. Jeffrey.

2. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.

For"te (fôr"tay or for"tay), adv. Etym: [It. forte, a. & adv., fr. L. fortis strong.] (Mus.)

Definition: Loudly; strongly; powerfully.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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