English-Thai Dictionary

versatile

ADJ ซึ่ง มีประโยชน์ หลายอย่าง  ซึ่ง สามารถ ปรับตัว ได้ ง่าย  ซึ่ง มี ความสามารถ รอบตัว  อเนกประสงค์  all-round adaptable skillful awkward unchanging unadaptable sueng-me-pra-yod-lai-yang

 

versatilely

ADV อย่าง มีประโยชน์ หลายอย่าง  yang-me-pra-yod-lai-yang

 

versatileness

N การ มีประโยชน์ หลายอย่าง  kan-me-pra-yod-lai-yang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VERSATILE

a.[L. versatilis, from versor, to turn. ] 1. That may be turned round; as a versatile boat or spindle.
2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; as a man of versatile disposition.
3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; as a man of versatile genius.
4. In botany, a versatile anther is one fixed by the middle on the point of the filament, and so poised as to turn like the needle of a compass; fixed by its side, but freely movable.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VERSATILE

Ver "sa *tile, a. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

versatile

ver sa tile |ˈvərsətl ˈvərsədl | ▶adjective 1 able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: a versatile sewing machine | he was versatile enough to play either position. 2 archaic changeable; inconstant. DERIVATIVES ver sa tile ly adverb, ver sa til i ty |ˌvərsəˈtilətē |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘inconstant, fluctuating ’): from French, or from Latin versatilis, from versat- ‘turned around, revolved, ’ from the verb versare, frequentative of vertere ‘to turn. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

versatile

ver ¦sa |tile |ˈvəːsətʌɪl | ▶adjective 1 able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: a versatile sewing machine | he was versatile enough to play on either wing. 2 archaic changeable; inconstant. DERIVATIVES versatilely adverb, versatility |-ˈtɪlɪti |noun ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘inconstant, fluctuating ’): from French, or from Latin versatilis, from versat- ‘turned about, revolved ’, from the verb versare, frequentative of vertere ‘to turn ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

versatile

versatile adjective she's our most versatile player: adaptable, flexible, all-around, multifaceted, multitalented, resourceful; adjustable, multipurpose, all-purpose, handy; rare polytropic.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

versatile

versatile adjective he was versatile enough to play on either wing: adaptable, flexible, all-round, multifaceted, multitalented, many-sided, resourceful, protean; adjustable, variable, convertible, alterable, modifiable, multipurpose, all-purpose, handy; rare polytropic, flexile. ANTONYMS inflexible, limited.

 

French Dictionary

versatile

versatile adj. adjectif Inconstant, changeant. : Cette personne est très versatile: elle est imprévisible. SYNONYME capricieux ; instable . Note Technique Cet adjectif, qui a un sens plutôt défavorable, ne peut qualifier que des personnes. FORME FAUTIVE versatile. Anglicisme au sens de aux talents variés, flexible, polyvalent (personne ), tous usages, à tout faire, universel (objet ). Note Orthographique versatil e.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

versatile

ver sa tile /və́ː r sət (ə )l |-tàɪl /形容詞 more ～; most ～1 ｟ほめて ｠〈人が 〉何でもできる, 多様な才能 [技術 ]を持っている ▸ Bowie is a versatile singer and composer .ボウイは多才な歌手であり作曲家だ .2 ｟ほめて ｠〈道具 機械 材料が 〉多目的の, 用途の広い ▸ the most versatile type of cellular phone 最も多機能型の携帯電話 .3 〘植 〙〈花の葯 （やく ）が 〉 (花糸について )自由に揺れる ;〘 動 〙〈鳥の足指 触覚などが 〉自由に前後に動く .4 ｟古 ｠変わりやすい, 気まぐれな .～ly 副詞 何でもうまく, 多才に, 自在に .