1. An asset of special worth or utility
   "cooking is his forte"
   - strong suit, long suit, métier, specialty [N. Amer], speciality [Brit, Cdn], strong point, strength 
2. (music) loud
   - fortissimo 
3. The stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

1. Used chiefly as a direction or description in music
   "the forte passages in the composition"
   - loud

1. Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
   - loudly

Derived forms: fortes

See also: fortemente, fortissimo

Type of: asset, intensity, loudness, part, plus, portion, volume

Antonym: piano

Part of: blade, brand, steel, sword

Encyclopedia: Forte

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