versatile
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#VERSATILECategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wert-#VERSATILEFrom LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#VERSATILE versātilis (“turning easily”)Category:English undefined derivations#VERSATILE, from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/, [ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪɫ]Category:English 3-syllable words#VERSATILECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#VERSATILE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#VERSATILEAudio (Southern England): (file) - (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈvɝ.sə.təl/, [ˈvɝ.sə.ɾəl], /ˈvɝ.səˌtaɪl/Category:English 3-syllable words#VERSATILECategory:English 3-syllable words#VERSATILECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#VERSATILE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#VERSATILEAudio (US): (file) - (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvɜː.sə.təl/, /ˈvɜː.səˌtɑɪl/, [ˈvɜː.səˌtɑɪɫ]Category:English 3-syllable words#VERSATILECategory:English 3-syllable words#VERSATILECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#VERSATILE
Adjective
versatile (comparative more versatile, superlative most versatile)Category:English lemmas#VERSATILECategory:English adjectives#VERSATILECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#VERSATILECategory:Pages with entries#VERSATILECategory:Pages with 5 entries#VERSATILE
- Capable of doing many things competently.
- Having varied uses or many functions.
- Changeable or inconstant.
- (biologyCategory:en:Biology#VERSATILE) Capable of moving freely in all directions.
- 1996, William G. D'Arcy, edited by William G. D'Arcy and Richard C. Keating, 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.Category:English terms with quotations#VERSATILE
- Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”).
- 2017, Simon LeVay, Gay, Straight, and the Reason why: The Science of Sexual Orientation:
- Among men who do engage in anal intercourse, about one-quarter are tops, one-quarter are bottoms, and one-half are versatile.Category:English terms with quotations#VERSATILE
- (BDSMCategory:en:BDSM#VERSATILE) Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.
- 2004, queenchaser1158, “Horny Versatile TV/TS Wanted in Phoenix”, in alt.personals.gay (Usenet):
- (sexCategory:en:Sex#VERSATILE, loosely) Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship.
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Further reading
- “versatile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “versatile”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “versatile”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Category:en:LGBTQ#VERSATILEFrench
Etymology
From LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#VERSATILE versātilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ.sa.til/Category:French 3-syllable words#VERSATILECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#VERSATILE
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#VERSATILEAudio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#VERSATILEAudio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#VERSATILEAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Adjective
versatile (plural versatiles)Category:French lemmas#VERSATILECategory:French adjectives#VERSATILECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#VERSATILECategory:Pages with entries#VERSATILECategory:Pages with 5 entries#VERSATILE
- versatile; easily changeable
- indecisive
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Romanian: versatil
Further reading
- “versatile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Italian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Italian terms derived from Latin#VERSATILE versātilisCategory:Italian undefined derivations#VERSATILE, from versāre (“to turn, to twist”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /verˈsa.ti.le/Category:Italian 4-syllable words#VERSATILECategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#VERSATILE
- Rhymes: -atileCategory:Rhymes:Italian/atile#VERSATILECategory:Rhymes:Italian/atile/4 syllables#VERSATILE
- Hyphenation: ver‧sà‧ti‧le
Adjective
versatile m or f by sense (plural versatili)Category:Italian lemmas#VERSATILECategory:Italian adjectives#VERSATILECategory:Italian epicene adjectives#VERSATILECategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#VERSATILECategory:Pages with entries#VERSATILECategory:Pages with 5 entries#VERSATILE
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
versātileCategory:Latin non-lemma forms#VERSATILECategory:Latin adjective forms#VERSATILECategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#VERSATILECategory:Pages with entries#VERSATILECategory:Pages with 5 entries#VERSATILE
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /versaˈtile/Category:Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation#VERSATILE
Adjective
versatile f pl or n plCategory:Romanian non-lemma forms#VERSATILECategory:Romanian adjective forms#VERSATILECategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#VERSATILECategory:Pages with entries#VERSATILECategory:Pages with 5 entries#VERSATILE