Forte — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an asset of special worth or utility

(music) loud

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɔːɹɾeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɔːteɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɔːteɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɔːɹɾeɪ/.

Examples

cooking is his forte
the forte passages in the composition

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

metier long suit loudly strong point fortissimo strong suit speciality loud specialty strength

Antonyms

weak point piano

Parts of Speech

noun	an asset of special worth or utility “cooking is his forte”
noun	(music) loud
noun	the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
adjective	used chiefly as a direction or description in music “the forte passages in the composition”
adverb	used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

Word Forms

special	adjective	having a specific function or scope
loudness	noun	the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stärke

ein Vermögenswert von besonderem Wert oder Nutzen

🇳🇱Dutch

sterk

een bezit van bijzondere waarde of nut

🇷🇺Russian

форте

актив особой ценности или полезности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रधान गुण

विशेष मूल्य या उपयोगिता की संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ফোর্ট

বিশেষ মূল্য বা উপযোগের একটি সম্পদ

🇮🇳Tamil

கோட்டை

சிறப்பு மதிப்பு அல்லது பயன்பாட்டின் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోర్టే

ప్రత్యేక విలువ లేదా ప్రయోజనం యొక్క ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

फोर्ट

विशेष किमतीची किंवा उपयुक्ततेची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફોર્ટ

વિશેષ મૂલ્ય અથવા ઉપયોગિતાની સંપત્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫೋರ್ಟೆ

ವಿಶೇಷ ಮೌಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಉಪಯುಕ್ತತೆಯ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫോർട്ട്

പ്രത്യേക മൂല്യത്തിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രയോജനത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു അസറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਣਾ

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਮੁੱਲ ਜਾਂ ਉਪਯੋਗਤਾ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਪਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

مضبوطی

خاص قدر یا افادیت کا اثاثہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长处

具有特殊价值或效用的资产

🇯🇵Japanese

フォルテ

特別な価値または有用性のある資産

🇰🇷Korean

장점

특별한 가치나 유용성을 지닌 자산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sở trường

một tài sản có giá trị hoặc tiện ích đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

มือขวา

ทรัพย์สินที่มีมูลค่าพิเศษหรือประโยชน์ใช้สอย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keahlian

suatu aset dengan nilai atau kegunaan khusus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موطن

أصل ذو قيمة أو منفعة خاصة

🇮🇷Persian

فورته

دارایی با ارزش یا مفید خاص

🇹🇷Turkish

güçlü

özel değere veya faydaya sahip bir varlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוֹרטֶה

נכס בעל ערך או תועלת מיוחדים

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