versatile

== English == === Etymology === From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/, [ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪɫ] (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.sə.təl/, [ˈvɝ.sə.ɾəl], /ˈvɝ.səˌtaɪl/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.sə.təl/, /ˈvɜː.səˌtɑel/, [ˈvɜː.səˌtɑeɫ] === Adjective === versatile (comparative more versatile, superlative most versatile) (of a person) Capable of doing many things competently. (of an object, software, etc.) Having varied uses or many functions. Changeable or inconstant. (biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions. Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”). (BDSM) Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role. Synonyms: vers, switchy (sex, loosely) Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “versatile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “versatile”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “versatile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === levirates, relatives == French == === Etymology === From Latin versātilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛʁ.sa.til/ === Adjective === versatile (plural versatiles) versatile; easily changeable indecisive ==== Derived terms ==== versatilité ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: versatil === Further reading === “versatile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin versātilis, from versāre (“to turn, to twist”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /verˈsa.ti.le/ Rhymes: -atile Hyphenation: ver‧sà‧ti‧le === Adjective === versatile m or f by sense (plural versatili) versatile all-round, all around, multiskilled ==== Derived terms ==== versatilità === Anagrams === laveresti, rilevaste, rivaleste, rivelaste, servitela, versateli == Latin == === Adjective === versātile nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of versātilis == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /versaˈtile/ === Adjective === versatile f pl or n pl nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of versatil