forte has definitions from the fields of arms,music
1
[ noun ] an asset of special worth or utility

Examples

"cooking is his forte"

Used in print

(Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)

Though versatile and capable of turning_out a ballad lyric with the best of them , Mercer 's forte is a highly polished quasi folk wit .

2
[ noun ] (music) with great loudness

Synonyms

fortissimo

Related terms

volume music

3
[ adjective ] (music) used chiefly as a direction or description in music

Synonyms

loud

Examples

"the forte passages in the composition"

Related terms

piano fortissimo fortemente

4
[ adverb ] (music) used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

Synonyms

loudly

Related terms

piano

5
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2864
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[ noun ] (arms) the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible

Related terms

part sword

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