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- [fawrt, fohrt or for 1, fawr-tey]
- /fɔrt, foʊrt or for 1, ˈfɔr teɪ/
- /ˈfɔː.teɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fawrt, fohrt or for 1, fawr-tey]
- /fɔrt, foʊrt or for 1, ˈfɔr teɪ/
Definitions of forte word
- noun forte a passage that is loud and played with force or is marked to be so. Abbreviation: f. 1
- adjective forte (a direction in a musical score or part) loud; with force (opposed to piano). 1
- adverb forte (a direction in a musical score or part) loudly. 1
- noun forte A thing at which someone excels. 1
- noun forte strong point 1
- adverb forte music: loudly 1
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Origin of forte
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; earlier fort < Middle French (see fort); disyllabic pronunciation by association with forte2
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Parts of speech for Forte
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forte popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
forte usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forte
noun forte
- strength — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
- talent — a special natural ability or aptitude: a talent for drawing.
- gift — gamete intrafallopian transfer: a laparoscopic process in which eggs are retrieved from an ovary by aspiration and inserted, along with sperm, into the fallopian tube of another woman.
- efficiency — the state or quality of being efficient, or able to accomplish something with the least waste of time and effort; competency in performance.
- thing — (in Scandinavian countries) a public meeting or assembly, especially a legislative assembly or a court of law.
adjective forte
- roaring — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
- loud — (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- ear-piercing — extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
- ear-splitting — ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
Antonyms for forte
noun forte
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
- incapacity — lack of ability, qualification, or strength; incapability.
- incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
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