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Dictionary Information: Definition Forte
Thesaurus: Fortitude
Description and Meaning: Fortitude

  Forte (Forte) (fo¯rt), n.
[IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See Fort.]

1. The strong point; that in which one excels.
(-- sense 2 is often pronounced fo¯rt"a¯ --)
"The construction of a fable seems by no means the forte of our modern poetical writers." Jeffrey.
2. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.

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