# versatile

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/ · frequency rank #11,995

## Definitions
1. Capable of doing many things competently.
2. Having varied uses or many functions.
3. Changeable or inconstant.
4. Capable of moving freely in all directions.
5. Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”).
6. Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.
7. Capable of being either a dominant or a submissive partner in a sexual relationship.

## Etymology
From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“I turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“I turn”).

## Common misspellings (13)
`evrsatile`, `verastile`, `verrsatile`, `versaitle`, `versatiel`, `versatille`, `versatlie`, `versattile`, `verssatile`, `verstaile`, `vesratile`, `vresatile`, `vversatile`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/versatile