Definition of VERSATILE

versatile

Adjective Satellite

  • having great diversity or variety
    • "his vast and versatile erudition"
  • changeable or inconstant
    • "versatile moods"
  • competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another
    • "a versatile writer"
  • 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

  • Capable of doing many things competently.
  • Having varied uses or many functions.
  • Changeable or inconstant.
  • Capable of moving freely in all directions.
  • Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”).
  • Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.
  • Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

switchy, various, vers

Scrabble Score: 12

versatile is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
versatile is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
versatile is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

versatile is a valid Words With Friends word