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versatility
CEFRB2
/ˌvɜː.səˈtɪl.ɪ.tiː/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The ability to do many different things well.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe property of being versatile or having many different abilities.
Examples
She was praised for her versatility as an operatic singer.
The new actor showed a lot of versatility in his many different roles.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextVersatility is the ability to adapt or to be useful in many ways.
Those are the sort of women who polish a young man the most, and who give him that habit of complaisance, and that flexibility and versatility of manners which prove of great use to him with men, and in the course of business.
We broke up our tests into three categories — performance, durability and versatility — so we could compare the different features of each jacket against the others directly.
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Origin
noun
From versatile + -ity.