Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being changeable or fickle; variableness.
- noun The faculty of easily turning one's mind to new tasks or subjects; facility in taking up various pursuits or lines of thought or action; versatileness: as, the versatility of genius.
- noun Specifically, in ornithology, capability of turning either backward or forward, as a toe; the versatile movement of such a digit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being versatile; versatileness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
versatile or having many differentabilities ;flexibility .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun having a wide variety of skills
Etymologies
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Examples
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Inge lost his starting job at third base to offseason acquisition Miguel Cabrera, but his versatility is the main reason the Tigers held on to him.
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He does a little bit of everything in games, and his versatility is a major strength.
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A notable example of his versatility is an introduction he wrote for a collection of the comic strip Krazy Kat.
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A notable example of his versatility is an introduction he wrote for a collection of the comic strip Krazy Kat.
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He's fulfilled every expectation as the D'Backs 'speedy leadoff hitter and his versatility is an added plus.
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From the point of view of reputation with posterity, versatility is a dangerous gift, and seems to arouse a sort of jealousy.
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From the point of view of reputation with posterity, versatility is a dangerous gift, and seems to arouse a sort of jealousy.
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Carter's versatility is exactly what TCU seems to like out of all of its skill position players.
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Musical theater has become my area of interest and versatility is important since every show calls for a different technique.
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From the point of view of reputation with posterity, versatility is a dangerous gift, and seems to arouse a sort of jealousy.
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