versatile

English

Etymology

From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“I turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“I turn”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA: /ˈvɝsəˌɾl̩/
• (UK) IPA: /ˈvɜːsətaɪl/, IPA: [ˈvɜːsətaɪɫ]

Adjective

versatile (comparative more versatile, superlative most versatile)

1. Capable of doing many things competently.
2. Having varied uses or many functions.
3. Changeable or inconstant.
4. (biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions.
   • 1996, William G. D'Arcy, William G. D'Arcy, Richard C. Keating editor, The anther: form, function, and phylogeny:

     The versatile anther is an important step up in flowering plant evolution and it may be the most widespread of all simple anther types.

Derived terms

• versatility

Translations

capable of doing many things competently

• Dutch: veelzijdig (nl), pluriform (nl)
• Finnish: monipuolinen (fi)
• French: polyvalent (fr)
• German: bewandt (de), beweglich (de), gewandt (de)
• Hungarian: sokoldalú (hu)
• Italian: versatile (it)

• Polish: uniwersalny (pl), wszechstronny (pl), wersatylny (pl)
• Romanian: versatil (ro), multilateral (ro)
• Russian: разносторонний (ru) (raznostoronnij)
• Spanish: versátil (es)
• Swedish: kvick (sv), pigg (sv), belevad (sv), behändig (sv)
• Turkish: becerikli (tr), elinden her iş gelen (tr)

having varied uses or many functions

• Dutch: veelzijdig (nl), handig (nl), multiverseel (nl)
• Finnish: monipuolinen (fi)
• French: polyvalent (fr), versatile (fr)
• German: vielseitig (de)
• Manx: so-hyndaa (gv)
• Polish: uniwersalny (pl), wielofunkcyjny (pl)

• Romanian: versatil (ro)
• Russian: многофункциональный (ru) (mnogofunkcionalʹnyj)
• Spanish: versátil (es)
• Swedish: mångsidig (sv)
• Turkish: çok amaçlı (tr)

changeable or inconstant

• Dutch: veranderlijk (nl), versatiel (nl), wispelturig (nl), capricieus (nl)
• Finnish: vaihteleva, muuttuvainen
• French: versatile (fr)
• German: wandlungsfähig (de), wendig (de)

• Manx: so-hyndaa (gv)
• Romanian: pivotant (ro), inconstant (ro)
• Swedish: föränderlig (sv)
• Turkish: değişken (tr)

biology: capable of moving freely in all directions

• German: versatil (de)

• Romanian: versatil (ro), pivotant (ro)

External links

• versatile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• versatile in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• versatile at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• levirates
• relatives

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin versatilis, from versare (“to turn, to twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [verˈsaː.t̪i.le], /verˈsatile/, X-SAMPA: /ver"sa.ti.le/

Adjective

versatile m, f (masculine and feminine plural versatili)

1. versatile

Derived terms

• versatilità

Anagrams

• laveresti, rilevaste, rivaleste, rivelaste, servitela, versateli

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Latin

Adjective

versātile

1. nominative neuter singular of versātilis
2. accusative neuter singular of versātilis
3. vocative neuter singular of versātilis

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Romanian

Adjective

versatile

1. feminine pluralnominative form of versatil
2. feminine pluralaccusative form of versatil
3. neuter pluralnominative form of versatil
4. neuter pluralaccusative form of versatil