Thesaurus: forte

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1. n. The strong point; that in which one excels.
2. n. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.
3. a. & adv. Loudly; strongly; powerfully.
4. adj. (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) indicating that said piece or segment should be played loudly
5. n. an asset of special worth or utility
6. n. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly
7. n. the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
8. adv. used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly
9. 1. The strong point; that in which one excels. fort"a 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. Loudly; strongly; powerfully.
10. r:10/n:90 n. an asset of special worth or utility n. (music) loud n. the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible