- 1(of a person) able to do many different things He's a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts.
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- 2(of food, a building, etc.) having many different uses Eggs are easy to cook and are an extremely versatile food.
NAmE//ˌvərsəˈtɪlət̮i//
noun [uncountable] She is a designer of extraordinary versatility.See versatile in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: versatile