Associations to the word «versatile»

Wiktionary

VERSATILE, adjective. Capable of doing many things competently.
VERSATILE, adjective. Having varied uses or many functions.
VERSATILE, adjective. Changeable or inconstant.
VERSATILE, adjective. (biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions.

Dictionary definition

VERSATILE, adjective. Having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition".
VERSATILE, adjective. Changeable or inconstant; "versatile moods".
VERSATILE, adjective. Competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; "a versatile writer".
VERSATILE, adjective. 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".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky