forte

1. 1.

   (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) loud; with force

   “the forte passages in the composition”

   Synonymsloud

   Antonymspiano

   Similarfortementefortissimo

1. 1.

   used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly

   Synonymsloudly

   Antonymspiano

Other forms of forte

plural

fortes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about forte

What does forte mean?

forte means "an asset of special worth or utility". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in forte?

forte has 2 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈfɔɹteɪ/.

What is another word for forte?

Close synonyms include strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of forte?

The recorded antonyms are piano, piano.

Is forte a common word?

forte is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.