'Versatile' definitions:

Definition of 'versatile'

From: WordNet
adjective
Having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: versatile, various]
adjective
Changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods"
adjective
Competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer"
adjective
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"

Definition of 'Versatile'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Synonyms of 'versatile'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Versatile'