forte
fortes
Forte means an area in which you are strong or good. Having two left feet and no sense of rhythm, dancing would not be considered your forte. Better to impress people with card tricks, if that's your area of expertise, or your forte.
Your forte is what you would focus on if you decided to enter a talent show. The word forte actually comes from the similar-sounding Latin word fortis, which means "strong." Romans (and countless groups since) called the big, barricaded structures they built "forts" because they were supposed to stay strong and keep out the hordes of invading barbarians. In music, playing forte means playing loud.
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an asset of special worth or utility“cooking is his forte”
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synonyms:
long suit, metier, speciality, specialty, strength, strong point, strong suit
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Antonyms:
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weak point
an attribute that is inadequate or deficient
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types:
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green fingers, green thumb
a special ability to make plants grow
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weak point
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used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
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used chiefly as a direction or description in music“the forte passages in the composition”
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synonyms:
loud
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fortemente
chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong
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fortissimo
chiefly a direction or description in music
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Antonyms:
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piano, soft
used chiefly as a direction or description in music
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pianissimo
chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
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pianissimo assai
chiefly a direction or description in music; very soft
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fortemente
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(music) loud
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synonyms:
fortissimo
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the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
Vocabulary lists containing forte
When eleven-year-old Tokunbo Marshall moves with her mother into a Harlem brownstone, she must adjust to an extended family that includes three new sisters who see everything in life as a possible project in their self-designed education.
Following the murder of her mother, sixteen-year old Tina is on a quest for revenge. She must survive Sangui City's dangerous streets while waiting for a chance to avenge her mother's death.
Ten-year-old Amelia learns to cope with her noise sensitivity while learning to play music and make new friends in fifth grade.
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