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forte¹

  • /ˈfɔːteɪ/ UK
  • /fɔːˈteɪ/ UK
  • /ˈfɔːti/ UK
  • /fɔːt/ UK
  • /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ US
  • /ˈfoɹti/ US
  • /foɹt/ US
  • /ˈfoːɹt/
  • /ˈfoət/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)teɪ, -eɪ, -ɔː(ɹ)ti, -ɔː(ɹ)t

Where it comes from

Borrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and fortis.

noun fortes

  1. A strength or talent; a strong point. He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
  2. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

Similar: bent, forte, gift, knack, long suit, métier, speciality, strength, strong suit, talent · Opposite: weak spot

forte²

  • /ˈfɔːteɪ/ UK
  • /ˈfoɹteɪ/ US
  • /ˈfoːɹteɪ/
  • /ˈfoəteɪ/

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)teɪ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Italian forte (“strong”).

adverb more forte · most forte

  1. Loudly, as a dynamic in a piece of music. (abbreviation) f

adjective more forte · most forte

  1. Loud. This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

noun fortes

  1. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music. This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

Similar: bent, forte, gift, knack, long suit, métier, speciality, strength, strong suit, talent · Opposite: weak spot

Forte³

proper noun Fortes

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: strength, strong point, loudly, loud, specialty, speciality, metier, long suit, fortissimo, fortemente, strong, force, powerful, heavy, high, ability

noun

Similar: bent, forte, gift, knack, long suit, métier, speciality, strength, strong suit, talent · Opposite: weak spot

noun

Similar: bent, forte, gift, knack, long suit, métier, speciality, strength, strong suit, talent · Opposite: weak spot

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noun strength or talent

Españolfuerte, punto fuerte
日本語強み tsuyomi
中文長處 /长处 chángchu, 強項 /强项 qiángxiàng
Portuguêsforte
Deutschstarke Seite, Stärke
Italianoforte, punto forte
Русскийси́льная сторона́ sílʹnaja storoná, си́ла síla

adv music: loudly

日本語フォルテ forute
中文強 /强 qiáng
Deutschforte
Русскийфорте fórtɛ

adj music: loud

中文強 /强
Deutschforte
Русскийфо́рте fórtɛ

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@misc{forte_2026,
  title = {forte},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forte},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}