Hypertext Webster Gateway: "forte"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forte \Forte\ (f[=o]rt), n. [IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See
{Fort}.]
1. The strong point; that in which one excels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Forte \For"te\ (f[^o]r"t[asl] or f[=o]r"t[asl]), adv. [It.
forte, a. & adv., fr. L. fortis strong.] (Mus.)
Loudly; strongly; powerfully.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
forte
adj : used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the
forte passages in the composition" [syn: {loud}] [ant:
{piano}]
n 1: an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
[syn: {strong suit}, {long suit}, {metier}, {specialty},
{speciality}, {strong point}, {strength}] [ant: {weak
point}]
2: (music) with great loudness [syn: {fortissimo}]
3: the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the
foible
adv : used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
[syn: {loudly}] [ant: {piano}]
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