\Ver"sa*tile,円 a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn
around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See {Verse}.]
1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte.
2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;
unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.
3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily
applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided;
as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.
Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . .
was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu.
--Macaulay.
4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a
versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the
filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a
versatile toe of a bird. -- {Ver"sa*tile*ly}, adv. -- --
{Ver"sa*tile*ness}, n.
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Definition:
\Ver"sa*tile,円 a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn
around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See {Verse}.]
1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte.
2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;
unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.
3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily
applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided;
as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.
Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . .
was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu.
--Macaulay.
4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a
versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the
filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a
versatile toe of a bird. -- {Ver"sa*tile*ly}, adv. -- --
{Ver"sa*tile*ness}, n.
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la définition anglaise ne me semble pas différente
il faut arrêter de croire que tout vient de l'anglais.