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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024forte1 /fɔrt, ˈfɔrteɪ/USA pronunciation n. [count;
usually singular]- a field in which one excels;
strong point:His forte is mathematics.
See -fort-.for•te2 /ˈfɔrteɪ/USA pronunciation [Music.]adj. - Music and Danceloud (opposed to piano).
adv. - Music and Danceloudly.
See -fort-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024forte1 (fôrt, fōrt or, for 1, fôr′tā),USA pronunciation n. - a strong point, as of a person; that in which one excels:I don't know what her forte is, but it's not music.
- Heraldrythe stronger part of a sword blade, between the middle and the hilt (opposed to foible).
- Middle French (see fort); disyllabic pronunciation, pronounced by association with forte2
- earlier fort 1640–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged talent, skill, excellence, strength, specialty; knack, bent.
In the sense of a person's strong point (He draws well, but sculpture is his forte ), the older and historical pronunciation of forte is the one-syllable (fôrt)USA pronunciation or (fōrt).USA pronunciation The word is derived from the French word fort "strong.' A two-syllable pronunciation (fôr′tā)USA pronunciation is increasingly heard, especially from younger educated speakers, perhaps owing to confusion with the musical term forte, pronounced in English as (fôr′tā)USA pronunciation and in Italian as (fôr′te).USA pronunciation Both the one- and two-syllable pronunciations of forte are now considered standard. for•te2 (fôr′tā; It. fôr′te),USA pronunciation [Music.]adj. - Music and Dance(a direction) loud;
with force (opposed to piano).
adv. - Music and Dance(a direction) loudly.
n. - Music and Dancea passage that is loud and forcible, or is intended to be so.
- Latin fortis strong
- Italian
- 1715–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: forte /fɔːt; ˈfɔːteɪ/ n - something at which a person excels; strong point: cooking is my forte
- the stronger section of a sword blade, between the hilt and the middle
Etymology: 17th Century: from French fort, from fort (adj) strong, from Latin fortis forte /ˈfɔːtɪ/ adj , adv - loud or loudly
Symbol: f
n - a loud passage in music
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from Latin fortis strong |