"forte" meaning in English

See forte in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔː.teɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ [General-American], /ˈfoːɹteɪ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈfoəteɪ/ (note: non-rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forte1.wav Forms: more forte [comparative], most forte [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian forte (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|forte||strong}} Italian forte (“strong”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} forte (comparative more forte, superlative most forte)
  1. (music) Loud. Categories (topical): Music Translations (music: loud): силно (silno) (Bulgarian), 強 /强 (Chinese Mandarin), forte (Finnish), forte (German), forte (Hungarian), фо́рте (fórtɛ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-forte-en-adj-8PiUSnsN Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 18 30 25 13 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Adverb

IPA: /ˈfɔː.teɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ [General-American], /ˈfoːɹteɪ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈfoəteɪ/ (note: non-rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forte1.wav Forms: more forte [comparative], most forte [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian forte (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|forte||strong}} Italian forte (“strong”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} forte (comparative more forte, superlative most forte)
  1. (music) Loudly, as a dynamic in a piece of music. Categories (topical): Music Related terms: fortepiano, fortissimo, fortississimo, mezzo forte, pianoforte Translations (music: loudly): форте (forte) (Bulgarian), 強 /强 (qiáng) (Chinese Mandarin), fortena (Finnish), kovaa (Finnish), voimakkaasti (Finnish), forte (German), forte (Hungarian), フォルテ (forute) (Japanese), форте (fórtɛ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-forte-en-adv-5SWgQkfs Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 18 30 25 13 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔːteɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔːti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fɔːt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ [General-American], /ˈfoɹti/ [General-American], /foɹt/ [General-American], /ˈfoːɹt/ (note: rhotic), /ˈfoət/ (note: non-rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forte1.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forte2.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forte3.wav Forms: fortes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)t Etymology: Borrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and fortis. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰerǵʰ-}}, {{m+|it|forte}} Italian forte, {{der|en|la|fortis||strong}} Latin fortis (“strong”), {{doublet|en|fort|fortis}} Doublet of fort and fortis Head templates: {{en-noun}} forte (plural fortes)
  1. A strength or talent; a strong point. Translations (strength or talent): си́ла (síla) [feminine] (Bulgarian), силна страна (silna strana) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 長處 /长处 (chángchu) (Chinese Mandarin), 強項 /强项 (qiángxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), stærke side (Danish), styrke [common-gender] (Danish), styrki [feminine] (Faroese), vahvuus (Finnish), vahva puoli (Finnish), starke Seite [feminine] (German), Stärke [feminine] (German), erősség (Hungarian), forte [masculine] (Italian), punto forte [masculine] (Italian), 強み (tsuyomi) (alt: つよみ) (Japanese), stiprybė [feminine] (Lithuanian), mocna strona [feminine] (Polish), forte [masculine] (Portuguese), си́льная сторона́ (sílʹnaja storoná) [feminine] (Russian), си́ла (síla) [feminine] (Russian), fuerte [masculine] (Spanish), punto fuerte [masculine] (Spanish), stark sida [common-gender] (Swedish), styrka [common-gender] (Swedish), paradgren [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt. Translations (the strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt): juuri (Finnish), erős (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-forte-en-noun-iCrHKooX Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 18 30 25 13 Disambiguation of 'the strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bent, forte, gift, knack, long suit, métier, speciality, strength, strong suit, talent Related terms: skill, skilled
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔː.teɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfoɹ.teɪ/ [General-American], /ˈfoːɹteɪ/ (note: rhotic), /ˈfoəteɪ/ (note: non-rhotic) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-forte1.wav Forms: fortes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian forte (“strong”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|forte||strong}} Italian forte (“strong”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} forte (plural fortes)
  1. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music. Related terms: dagesh forte, eau forte, peine forte et dure, piano-forte, powder-forte, piano
    Sense id: en-forte-en-noun-WrRx4Lcd Categories (other): Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 18 30 25 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bent, forte, gift, knack, long suit, métier, speciality, strength, strong suit, talent Related terms: skill, skilled
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "music: loudly",
      "word": "voimakkaasti"
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "music: loudly",
      "word": "forte"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "forute",
      "sense": "music: loudly",
      "word": "フォルテ"
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      "word": "фо́рте"
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      "word": "bent"
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      "word": "forte"
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    {
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      "word": "gift"
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    {
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      "word": "knack"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:forte",
      "word": "long suit"
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:forte",
      "word": "métier"
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    {
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      "word": "speciality"
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