Main Entry: ver·sa·phile
Pronunciation: 'v&r-s&-"fIl
Variant(s): also ver·so·phil /-"fil/
Function: noun
Etymology: French or Latin; French, from Latin versatilis turning easily, from versare to turn, frequentative of vertere; French, from -phile, from Greek -philos -philous
Date: 2001

1 : one who greatly admires or favors many things, variety and/or change
2 : enjoying change or fluctuations readily : VARIABLE <a versaphilic disposition>
3 : appreciative of a variety of subjects, fields, or skills; also : turning with ease from one thing to another
4 a (1) : capable of turning forward or backward : REVERSIBLE <a versaphile flexibility> (2) : capable of moving laterally and up and down <versaphilely adjustable> b of an anther : having the filaments attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely
5 : embracing of many uses or applications <versaphile capabilities>

- versaphile or ver·sa·phil·ic /'v&r-s&-'fi-lik/ adjective
- ver·sa·phile·ly /-t&l-(l)E, -"tIl-lE/ adverb
- ver·sa·phile·ness /-t&l-n&s, -"tIl-n&s/ noun