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fortes

/ˈfɔː(r)teɪ̯z/

fortes is the plural of forte.

fortes is the plural of fortis.

Meaning of forte

Noun (1)

forte (plural fortes)

  1. A strength or talent; a strong point.
    • He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.
  2. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

Noun (2)

forte (plural fortes)

  1. A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
    • This forte marks the climax of the second movement.

See all 6 meanings of forte

Meaning of fortis

Noun

fortis (plural fortes)

  1. A fortis consonant.

See all 2 meanings of fortis

Proper noun capitalized: Fortes

Fortes

  1. (plural) plural of Forte

Origin of fortes

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with fortes

Questions about fortes

What is fortes the plural of?
Fortes is the plural of forte.
What part of speech is fortes?
Fortes is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce fortes?
Fortes is pronounced /ˈfɔː(r)teɪ̯z/.

Words near fortes in the dictionary

  1. fortepiano
  2. fortepianoes
  3. fortepianos
  4. Forterie
  5. Forteries
  6. fortes
  7. Fortescue
  8. Fortescues
  9. Forteviot
  10. Fortey
  11. forth

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: fortes (page history and authors); Fortes (page history and authors); forte (page history and authors); fortis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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