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Forte vs Parry - What's the difference?

forte | parry |

As nouns the difference between forte and parry

is that forte is a strength or talent while parry is a defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.

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.

As a verb parry is

to avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).

As a proper noun Parry is

{{surname|from=Welsh}.

forte

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A strength or talent.
    • He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte .
  • The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
    • Usage notes
    Traditionally, , a two-syllable pronunciation also came into common use. Both pronunciations are now standard.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Adjective

  • (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.)
    • This passage is forte , then there's a diminuendo to mezzo piano.

    Adverb

  • (music) Loudly.
    • The musicians played the passage forte .
    Related terms
    * fortepiano * fortissimo * fortississimo * mezzo forte * pianoforte

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.
    • This forte marks the climax of the second movement.
    See also
    * piano

    References

    Anagrams

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    parry

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (parries)
  • A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
  • (fencing) A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.

    • Derived terms

    * beat parry * opposition parry * yielding parry

    Verb

  • To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=September 28 , author=Tom Rostance , title=Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Wojciech Szczesny was then called into action twice in a minute to parry fierce drives from Djebbour and Torossidis as Arsenal's back four looked all at sea.}}