About The Word Versatile

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Versatile

Versatile Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Versatile?
[adj] (used of persons) having many skills
[adj] (biology) 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" [adj] changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods" [adj] competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer" [adj] having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" Synonyms | Synonyms for Versatile: flexible | mobile | skilled | variable | varied | various Related Terms | Find terms related to Versatile: See Also | Versatile In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;
unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.
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.
Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . .
was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu.
--Macaulay.
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. -- {Ver"sa*tile*ly}, adv. -- --
{Ver"sa*tile*ness}, n.
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