versatile

adj

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

1. Capable of doing many things competently.

   “Ruthanna Boris, a versatile dancer and choreographer who was the first American ballerina to be a star of one of the prestigious Ballets Russes troupes of the ’40s, died Friday at her home in El Cerrito, Calif. She was 88.”

2. Having varied uses or many functions.
3. Changeable or inconstant.
4. Capable of moving freely in all directions.

   “The versatile anther is an important step up in flowering plant evolution and it may be the most widespread of all simple anther types.”

5. Synonym of vers (“Willing to take either a penetrative or receptive role in anal sex”).

   “Among men who do engage in anal intercourse, about one-quarter are tops, one-quarter are bottoms, and one-half are versatile.”

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.