What is the meaning of versatile?

adjective

  • Having great diversity or variety.
    • usage: "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition"
  • Changeable or inconstant.
    • usage: "versatile moods"
  • Competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another.
    • usage: "a versatile writer"
  • Able to move freely in all directions.
    • usage: "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"
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