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forte (noun)

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  • forte — There are two distinct though related words with this spelling. One (pronounced faw tay or faw ti) comes directly from Latin fortis meaning ‘strong’ and means ‘a person s strong point’. The plural, if needed, is fortes. The other (pronounced faw… …   Modern English usage

  • forte — Ⅰ. forte [1] ► NOUN ▪ a thing at which someone excels. ORIGIN French, strong . Ⅱ. forte [2] ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE Music ▪ loud or loudly. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • forte — noun acting had always been her forte Syn: strength, strong point, specialty, strong suit, talent, special ability, skill, bent, gift, métier; informal thing Ant: weakness …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • forte — noun Syn: strength, strong point, speciality, strong suit, talent, skill, gift; informal thing Ant: weakness …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • forte-piano — noun a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑piano, ↑pianoforte • Derivationally related forms: ↑pianistic (for: ↑piano), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • forte — I. noun Etymology: French fort, from fort, adjective, strong Date: circa 1648 1. the part of a sword or foil blade that is between the middle and the hilt and that is the strongest part of the blade 2. one s strong point Usage: In forte we have a …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • forte — 1. noun /fɔt,fɔtˈeɪ,ˈfɔteɪ,fɔɻt,fɔɻtˈeɪ,ˈfɔɻteɪ/ a) A strength or talent. He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte. b) The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt. This forte marks the climax of …   Wiktionary

  • forte — I UK [ˈfɔː(r)teɪ] / UK [fɔː(r)t] / US [ˈfɔrˌteɪ] / US [fɔrt] noun Word forms forte : singular forte plural fortes 1) [singular] something that someone is very good at or knows a lot about I should warn you that public speaking isn t really my… …   English dictionary

  • forte — I. noun 1. /ˈfɔteɪ / (say fawtay) a strong point, as of a person; that in which one excels: *Statement, not narration, was her forte, though now, it seemed, there was something that she had to tell. –patrick white, 1955. 2. /fɔt/ (say fawt) the… …  

  • forte — for|te1 [ fɔr,teı, fɔrt ] noun 1. ) singular something that someone is very good at or knows a lot about: Public speaking isn t really my forte. 2. ) count a musical note or piece of music that should be played or sung loudly forte for|te 2 [ fɔr …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • forte — forte1 [ fɔ:teɪ, fɔ:ti, fɔ:t] noun 1》 a thing at which someone excels: small talk was not his forte. 2》 Fencing the part of a sword blade from the hilt to the middle. Compare with foible. Origin C17 (orig. as fort): from Fr. fort (masculine),… …   English new terms dictionary

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