Sinew vs Forte - What's the difference?
sinew | forte |
(anatomy) A cord or tendon of the body.
(obsolete) A nerve.
(figuratively) Muscle; nerve; nervous energy; vigor; vigorous strength; muscular power.
A string or chord, as of a musical instrument.
(figuratively) That which gives strength or in which strength consists; a supporting member or factor; mainstay; source of strength (often plural).
* Shakespeare
* Sir Walter Raleigh
To knit together, or make strong with, or as if with, sinews.
* Goldsmith
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.
As a noun sinew
is (anatomy) a cord or tendon of the body.As a verb sinew
is to knit together, or make strong with, or as if with, sinews.As an adjective forte is
strong.sinew
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry.
- The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.
Derived terms
* sinewyVerb
(en verb)- (Shakespeare)
- Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures might, if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time of danger.
Anagrams
* * * *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.