LekhoriLekhoriA strength or talent; a strong point.
He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
This forte marks the climax of the second movement.
Loudly, as a dynamic in a piece of music.
(abbreviation) f
Loud.
This passage is forte, then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.
A surname.
Borrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and fortis.
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