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I've auditioned for musicals a lot, but I think my voice didn't really match what they were looking for. I went to school for musical theater for a year and dropped out. Legit musicals are not quite my forte.
Cristin Milioti

Meaning of "forte" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORTE

From French fort, from fort (adj) strong, from Latin fortis.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORTE

forte  [fɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forte is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forte in the English dictionary

The definition of forte in the dictionary is something at which a person excels; strong point.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORTE


airport
ˈɛəˌpɔːt
bought
bɔːt
brought
brɔːt
caught
kɔːt
court
kɔːt
export
ˈɛkspɔːt
fort
fɔːt
import
ɪmˈpɔːt
ort
ɔːt
ought
ɔːt
port
pɔːt
Porte
pɔːt
report
rɪˈpɔːt
resort
rɪˈzɔːt
short
ʃɔːt
sort
sɔːt
sport
spɔːt
support
səˈpɔːt
thought
θɔːt
transport
trænsˈpɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORTE

fortalice
forte-piano
fortepianist
fortepiano
fortes
forth
forthcome
forthcoming
forthcomingness
forthgoing
forthink

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORTE

Astarte
Baja California Norte
Bizerte
Bonaparte
Buonaparte
carte
commedia dell´arte
D´Oyly Carte
El Paso del Norte
ex parte
Harte
n´importe
Perez-Reverte
pianoforte
Pinochet Ugarte
quarte
Rio Grande do Norte
Sublime Porte
terre-verte
torte

Synonyms and antonyms of forte in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FORTE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «forte» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of forte

Translation of «forte» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORTE

Find out the translation of forte to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forte from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forte» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forte
570 millions of speakers

English

forte
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रधान गुण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موطن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

форте
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদাত্ত সুর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Forte
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stärke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォルテ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포르테
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forte
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ưu điểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனித்தன்மை கலையுலகில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

forte
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

forte
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

форте
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

forte
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

forte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forte

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTE»

The term «forte» is very widely used and occupies the 5.045 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forte

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10 QUOTES WITH «FORTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word forte.
1
Buffalo Bill
My great forte in killing buffaloes was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd and shooting their leaders. Thus the brutes behind were crowded to the left, so that they were soon going round and round.
2
Jencarlos Canela
I started in music and that's my forte and that's what I've always done and where I'm heading.
3
Alan Cumming
Pantomime is a big thing in the cultural calendar of my country, you know. So subtlety's not my forte.
4
Kaley Cuoco
I'm a 'Bridesmaids' type of girl. I love silliness. That's who I am at heart, and I know I can do it. If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
5
Tony Fadell
I knew a lot about product design before coming to Apple, but I didn't understand a lot about consumer experience design, which is really Apple's forte.
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Zach Galifianakis
My forte is awkwardness.
7
Jerry Garcia
Hunter can write a melody and stuff like that, but his forte is lyrics. He can write a serviceable melody to hang his lyrics on, and sometimes he comes up with something really nice.
8
Margaret Halsey
Humility is not my forte, and whenever I dwell for any length of time on my own shortcomings, they gradually begin to seem mild, harmless, rather engaging little things, not at all like the staring defects in other people's characters.
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Skitch Henderson
That was probably the stamp that went into my mind, because I worked in television for many years, doing that kind of music, so that really was my strong forte.
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Cristin Milioti
I've auditioned for musicals a lot, but I think my voice didn't really match what they were looking for. I went to school for musical theater for a year and dropped out. Legit musicals are not quite my forte.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTE»

Discover the use of forte in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forte and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Structure of Atonal Music
Describes and cites examples of pitch-class sets and relations in atonal music.
Allen Forte, 1973
2
The American Popular Ballad of the Golden Era, 1924-1950
In this pathbreaking book, Allen Forte uses modern analytical procedures to explore the large repertoire of beautiful love songs written during the heyday of American musical theater, the Big Bands, and Tin Pan Alley.
Allen Forte, 1995
3
Viking Empires
Viking Empires, first published in 2005, is a definitive global history of the Viking World.
Angelo Forte, Richard D. Oram, Frederik Pedersen, 2005
4
Symptom Sorter
All general practitioners, especially GP trainers, GP registrars, young principals, nurse practitioners and A&E nurses will find this book an invaluable reference.
Keith Hopcroft, Vincent Forte, 2010
5
The Portal of Beauty: Towards a Theology of Aesthetics
" This is how Bruno Forte describes the long-held Christian tradition that sees God as the source of all beauty.
Bruno Forte, 2008
6
The Healing Essentials of Clay
This is a book exploring the many benefits of the Healing Essentials of Clay.
Amanda Sarita Del Forte, 2009
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Piano / Forte
A wedding, revenge and family relationships in this bold new comedy by Terry Johnson.
Terry Johnson, 2006
8
Virtual archaeology: re-creating ancient worlds
Examines archaeological sites in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Near East, and the Americas, discussing each site's history, aspects of its past civilization, and details of its structures and realia
Maurizio Forte, Alberto Siliotti, 1997
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An Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis
This book is intended to serve as a basic textbook on Schenkerian analysis, the analytical approach developed over a period of many years by the Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935).
Allen Forte, 1982
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The Piano-forte Primer: Containing the Rudiments of Music: ...
Containing the Rudiments of Music: Calculated Either for Private Tuition, Or; Teaching in Classes John Freckleton Burrowes. 60 REMARKS IN CONCLUSION . Should this book be used, as it may be, in teach mg in classes, the mnster can avail ...
John Freckleton Burrowes, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forte is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Physiotherapy and pilates at Body Forte Ltd
SUMMER Lopez, owner of Body Forte Ltd - a full service physiotherapy and pilates studio located at the Barbican Business Centre in Kingston ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
2
Comic-Con: 'The Last Man on Earth's' Will Forte Teases the Return …
Will Forte, flanked by series co-stars Kristen Schaal and January Jones as well as executive producer Chris Miller and sporting an impressive ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Derby's Landau Forte teacher Tony Coffey says goodbye with …
ANYONE who has ever performed with Landau Forte Youth Theatre in the last 21 years is being invited to attend a reunion evening. The event ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
NFL Fantasy Football Profile: Matt Forte of Chicago Bears
It's not exactly fair to say that the Chicago Bears didn't use Matt Forte enough in 2014. After all, the guy did set a record for running backs with ... «NFL Mocks, Jul 15»
5
Body Barre Transforms to Barre Forte
This press release was provided by Barre Forte. The Club Industry editorial staff was not involved in the creation of this content.​. DENVER, CO ... «Club Industry, Jul 15»
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Tragic Kilmarnock youngster Joey Forte's parents pay tribute to …
Wee Joey Forte passed away last month at the age of just 18 months. The youngster died in his mum and dad's arms, his premature passing ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
7
Take a look around the beautiful Forte Village resort
Forte Village boasts 12 tennis courts and hosts a tennis academy, with courses run for players of all ages and abilities. Suicide Squad takes ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Matt Forte looks to get more carries this season
Fantasy Impact: Forte has rushed for 1,000 yards in four of his last five seasons and this one promises more rushing yardage. The 29-year-old ... «FantasyPros, Jul 15»
9
Rec & Leisure: Forte embraces position as role model for youth
Matt Forte is a running back for the National Football League's Chicago Bears. And make no mistake about it, he relishes the chance to reach ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
10
Bears' Matt Forte tweets support for Englewood non-violence
... Englewood, which is an often-violent area of Chicago. Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte noticed the difference there and took to Twitter. «chi.247sports.com, Jul 15»

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