versatile

(vûr'sə-təl, -tīl')
adj.

1. Capable of doing many things competently.
2. Having varied uses or serving many functions: "The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato" (Craig Claiborne).
3. Variable or inconstant; changeable: a versatile temperament.
4. Biology. Capable of moving freely in all directions, as the antenna of an insect, the toe of an owl, or the loosely attached anther of a flower.

[Latin versātilis, from versātus, past participle of versāre, to turn.]

versatilely ver'sa·tile·ly adv.
versatility ver'sa·til'i·ty (-tĭl'ĭ-tē) or ver'sa·tile·ness (-təl-nĭs, -tīl'-) n.

SYNONYMS   versatile, all-around, many-sided, multifaceted, multifarious. These adjectives mean having many aspects, uses, or abilities: a versatile writer; an all-around athlete; a many-sided subject; a multifaceted undertaking; multifarious interests.

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adjective

Having many aspects, uses, or abilities: all-around, all-round, many-sided, multifaceted, protean, various. See ability/inability, same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: adjustable, flexible
Antonyms: inflexible, limited, unadjustable

IN BRIEF: Able to do a number of things well.

Time is a versatile performer. It flies, marches on, heals all wounds, runs out, and will tell. — Franklin P. Jones.

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adjective
adjective, euphemistic

Bisexual. Cf. to swing both ways at swing verb. (1959 —) .
M. Spark Dougal was probably pansy. 'I don't think so...He's got a girl somewhere.' 'Might be versatile' (1960).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - alsidig, drejelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
veelzijdig, veranderlijk, beweegbaar, wispelturig

Français (French)
adj. - plein de ressources, aux talents divers, souple (esprit), polyvalent, à usages multiple, (Zool) orientable (antenne), flottant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vielseitig, flexibel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολύπλευρος, εύστροφος, πολυγραφότατος, γόνιμος, επινοητικός, πολυμήχανος, ευπροσάρμοστος, πολλαπλών εφαρμογών

Italiano (Italian)
versatile, volubile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - versátil

Русский (Russian)
разносторонний, изменчивый, универсальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - versátil, que tiene muchos usos, polifacético, flexible, ágil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - mångsidig, rörlig, vridbar, ombytlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
通用的, 多才多艺的, 万能的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 通用的, 多才多藝的, 萬能的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 다재 다능한, 다용도의, 변덕스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 多才な, 多方面にわたる, 用途が広い, 万能の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعدد الاستعمال, متعدد المواهب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רב-צדדי, בקי בתחומים רבים, מגוון, רב-תכליתי‬

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