See Also: forte(1)(dictionary)
Forte(finance)
forte(2)(dictionary)
Fml forte(health)
Pred forte(health)
Predair forte(health)
Robinul forte(health)
Strifon forte dsc(health)
Sulfair forte(health)
Urso forte(health)

forte(2) (iou)



forte noun1. Orig. fort. M17.
[French fort, use as noun of fort (see FORT noun); the French fem. form was substituted for the masc. in English, as in locale, morale. Pronunc. latterly infl. by FORTE adverb, adjective, & noun2.]
Fencing. The stronger part of a sword-blade, from the hilt to the middle. Cf. FEEBLE noun 2, FOIBLE noun 1. M17.
The strong point of a person; the thing in which one excels. L17.
W. Trevor He, as though repetition were his forte, repeated the words.