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English
Etymologies
- From French fort, strong, from Latin fortis, strong.
- From Italian forte, strong, also from Latin fortis, strong.
Pronunciations
- IPA: (UK)/fɔt/ (US)/fɔɻt/
- IPA: (UK)/fɔtˈeɪ/ (US)/fɔɻtˈeɪ/
- IPA: (UK)/ˈfɔteɪ/ (US)/ˈfɔɻteɪ/
Noun
forte (plural, fortes)
- (etymology 1, pronunciation 1 or 2) A strength or talent
- He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
- (etymology 1, pronunciation 1) The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
- (etymology 2, pronunciation 3) A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
- This forte marks the climax of the second movement.
Adjective
- (music, etymology 2, pronuncation 3) Loud (abbreviated in musical notation with an f, unicode character 1D141)
- This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.
Adverb
- (music, etymology 2, pronuncation 3) Loudly
- The musicians played the passage forte.
Translations
See also
French
Adjective
forte f
- female form of fort, powerful, strong
Italian
Adjective
- strong.