| Noun | 1. | forte - an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" | |
| 2. | forte - (music) with great loudnessloudness, intensity, volume - the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction); "the kids played their music at full volume" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
| 3. | forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foibleportion, part - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | |
| Adj. | 1. | forte - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition"piano, soft - used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the piano passages in the composition" | |
| Adv. | 1. | forte - used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudlypiano, softly - used as a direction in music; to be played relatively softly | |