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ADJECTIVE (4)

1. having great diversity or variety;
- Example: "his various achievements are impressive"
- Example: "his vast and versatile erudition"
[syn: versatile, various]

2. changeable or inconstant;
- Example: "versatile moods"

3. competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another;
- Example: "a versatile writer"

4. able to move freely in all directions;
- Example: "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"
- Example: "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"
- Example: "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Versatile \Ver"sa*tile\, a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See Verse.] 1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte. [1913 Webster] 2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as, a versatile disposition. [1913 Webster] 3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician. [1913 Webster] Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird. [1913 Webster] -- Ver"sa*tile*ly, adv. -- -- Ver"sa*tile*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

versatile adj 1: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: versatile, various] 2: changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods" 3: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer" 4: able to move freely in all directions; "an owl's versatile toe can move backward and forward"; "an insect's versatile antennae can move up and down or laterally"; "a versatile anther of a flower moves freely in the wind"