forte Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an asset of special worth or utility
    strong suit; strength; speciality; strong point; specialty; long suit; metier.
    • cooking is his forte
  2. noun (music) loud
    fortissimo.
  3. noun the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
  4. adjective used chiefly as a direction or description in music
    loud.
    • the forte passages in the composition
  5. adverb used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
    loudly.

WordNet

Forte noun
Etymology
IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See Fort.
Definitions
  1. The strong point; that in which one excels.
    The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers. Jeffrey.
  2. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible. sense 2 is often pronounced f&omac;rt"&amac;
For"te adverb
Etymology
It. forte, a. & adv., fr. L. fortis strong.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) Loudly; strongly; powerfully.

Webster 1913