"versatility" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌvəɹsəˈtɪlɪti/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-versatility.wav Forms: versatilities [plural]
Etymology: From versatile + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|versatile|ity}} versatile + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} versatility (usually uncountable, plural versatilities)
  1. The property of being versatile or having many different abilities. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: versatileness, ;, flexibility Related terms: variability Translations (the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility): многостранност (mnogostrannost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), versatilitat [feminine] (Catalan), veelzijdigheid [feminine] (Dutch), monipuolisuus (Finnish), polyvalence [masculine] (French), versatilidade [feminine] (Galician), მრავალმხრივობა (mravalmxrivoba) (Georgian), მრავალფეროვნება (mravalperovneba) (Georgian), მრავალფუნქციონალურობა (mravalpunkcionaluroba) (Georgian), Vielseitigkeit [feminine] (German), Einsatzvielfalt [feminine] (German), vielseitige Anwendbarkeit [feminine] (German), Flexibilität [feminine] (German), Gewandtheit [feminine] (German), versatilitate (Interlingua), ilfheidhmeacht (note: of tool, ingredient) [feminine, usually] (Irish), ilúsáideacht (note: of tool, ingredient) [feminine, usually] (Irish), ilchumas (note: of person) [masculine] (Irish), ildánacht (note: of person) [feminine] (Irish), versatilità [feminine] (Italian), сестраност (sestranost) [feminine] (Macedonian), многустраност (mnogustranost) [feminine] (Macedonian), versatilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), многосторонность (mnogostoronnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), разносторонность (raznostoronnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), versatilidad [feminine] (Spanish), mångsidighet (Swedish), ombytlighet (Swedish), flexibilitet (Swedish)

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "разносторонность"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "versatilidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
      "word": "mångsidighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
      "word": "ombytlighet"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the property of being versatile or having many different abilities; flexibility",
      "word": "flexibilitet"
    }
  ],
  "word": "versatility"
}

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