said of a person: turning with ease from one thing to another
embracing or competent in a variety of subjects, fields, or skills
having many uses or applications
a versatile building material
said of the body parts of some animals: capable of turning in more than one driection
said of a flower's anther (pollen-containing structure): attached at or near the middle and and able to move freely
archaic changeable; variable
a versatile disposition
versatilely adv
versatility /-ʹtiliti/ noun
[French versatile from Latin versatilis turning easily, from versare to keep turning, from vertere to turn]