Forte vs Expertise - What's the difference?
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A strength or talent.
The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
(music) Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)
(music) Loudly.
A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
Great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby
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advice, or opinion, of an expert
As nouns the difference between forte and expertise
is that forte is a strength or talent while expertise is great skill or knowledge in a particular field or hobby.As an adjective forte
is loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191..As an adverb forte
is loudly.forte
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte .
Usage notes
Traditionally, , a two-syllable pronunciation also came into common use. Both pronunciations are now standard.Adjective
- This passage is forte , then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.
Adverb
- The musicians played the passage forte .
Noun
(en noun)- This forte marks the climax of the second movement.
See also
* pianoReferences
Anagrams
* * English terms with multiple etymologies ----expertise
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Noun
(wikipedia expertise) (-)- The scientist has expertise in the field of nuclear fusion.
Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe", The Guardian , 8 September 2014:
- He spoke of Scotland's hydroelectric projects in Africa, local expertise shared with the world's poor.
