forte.

1. At a loud musical dynamic.

2. Something a person is especially skilled at or suited to.

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Words that belong together

• play forte
• forte passage

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The horns entered forte after the final whispered line.

She played forte without forcing the instrument's tone.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Invariable musical direction; do not invent comparative, plural, or tense forms. Related noun forms, where applicable, are noted by sense. Strong-point noun singular forte; plural fortes. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.