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The synonyms of “Forte” are: metier, speciality, specialty, strength, talent, special ability, skill, bent, gift, claim to fame, department, loudly, loud
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forte” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bent | A natural talent or inclination. She had no natural bent for literature. |
| claim to fame | A demand especially in the phrase. |
| department | A specialized sphere of knowledge. Baking is not my department. |
| gift | Something acquired without compensation. That goal was an absolute gift. |
| metier | An occupation for which you are especially well suited. In law he found his true metier. |
| skill | A particular ability. The skills of cookery. |
| special ability | A special offering (usually temporary and at a reduced price) that is featured in advertising. |
| speciality | A product, especially a type of food, which a person or region is famous for making well. Speciality potatoes for salads. |
| specialty | The special line of work you have adopted as your career. |
| strength | Physical energy or intensity. His strength was his obsessive single mindedness. |
| talent | Natural abilities or qualities. Most Saturday nights I have this urge to go on the hunt for new talent. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forte” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| loud | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. Loud thunder. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “forte” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| loudly | Used as a direction in music to be played relatively loudly. He laughed loudly. |
| acoustic | Of or relating to the science of acoustics. The Symphony Hall has perfect acoustics. |
| advantage | Give an advantage to. This system advantages the rich. |
| behalf | For someone s benefit usually expressed as in behalf rather than on behalf and usually with a possessive. Spoke a good word in his friend s behalf. |
| benefit | Derive a benefit from. The areas would benefit from regeneration. |
| boon | A favour or request. Boon companions. |
| chord | Play sing or arrange notes in chords. The triumphal opening chords. |
| decibel | A logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity. His voice went up several decibels. |
| dysphonia | Difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords. |
| earshot | The range within which a voice can be heard. The children were told to stay within earshot. |
| intensity | The magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction. There s an intensity in his eyes that s downright scary. |
| loud | Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. Loud trombones. |
| loudness | Tasteless showiness. |
| lucre | The excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses. Officials getting their hands grubby with filthy lucre. |
| merit | A pass grade in an examination denoting above-average performance. Work of great merit. |
| music | Musical activity singing or whistling etc. You have to face the music. |
| musical | Having a pleasant sound; melodious or tuneful. An evening of musical entertainment. |
| octave | Each of the two notes at the extremes of an octave. |
| piano | (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone. The piano passages in the composition. |
| plangent | (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone. The plangent sound of a harpsichord. |
| playing | The act of playing a musical instrument. |
| pop | Of a person s ears make a small popping sound within the head as pressure is equalized typically because of a change of altitude. The man charged with murder popped a valium to calm his nerves. |
| singing | The act of singing vocal music. The singing of hymns in Latin. |
| solfege | Singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major. |
| sound | Emit or cause to emit sound. The sound of the Beatles. |
| staccato | A piece or passage marked to be performed staccato. I hear staccato tapping at the window. |
| strength | The power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty. They were taking no chances with the strength of the retaining wall. |
| tune | The property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch. The clarinet was out of tune. |
| voice | Give voice to. The passive voice. |
| whispering | A light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind. |
| worthiness | The quality or state of having merit or value. You proved your worthiness as a leader. |
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