Forte
WordNet
adjective
(1) Used chiefly as a direction or description in music
"The forte passages in the composition"
adverb
(2) Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
noun
(3) The stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
(4) (music) with great loudness
(5) An asset of special worth or utility
"Cooking is his forte"
WiktionaryText
Etymology 1
From , from .
Noun
- A strength or talent.
- He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
- The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
Noun
- A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
- This forte marks the climax of the second movement.
Adjective
- Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, {f.}, to indicate raising the volume of the music. (abbreviated in musical notation with an f, unicode character 1D141)
- This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.
Adverb
- loudly
- The musicians played the passage forte.
Related terms
- fortepiano
- fortissimo
- fortississimo
- mezzo forte
- pianoforte