tour de force

noun

ˌtu̇r-də-ˈfȯrs How to pronounce tour de force (audio)
plural tours de force ˌtu̇r-də-ˈfȯrs How to pronounce tour de force (audio)
Synonyms of tour de forcenext
: a feat or display of strength, skill, or ingenuity
the movie is a comic tour de force

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The book is a tour de force. Her performance in the play was a real tour de force.
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This album is proof that with a stellar production team in her corner and full creative control, Kim Petras is a de-tour de force of the pop world. — Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026 The paper was a tour de force, composed of sections that concerned seemingly unrelated areas of math. — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Ditto Lange for her tour de force in the 2024 HBO drama The Great Lillian Hall. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Set in occupied Poland in the middle of the Second World War, Holoubek’s tour de force is part suspenseful western, part gritty wartime noir. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tour de force

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tour de force was in 1802

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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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