Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

versatility

/ˌvɜː.səˈtɪl.ɪ.tiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: ver-sa-til-i-ty
IPA: /ˌvɜː.səˈtɪl.ɪ.tiː/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being versatile or having many different abilities.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English versatile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English versatility From versatile + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌvɜː.səˈtɪl.ɪ.tiː/
British English: /ˌvɜː.səˈtɪl.ɪ.tiː/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

versatilities (plural)

Derived Forms

regioversatility

Frequently Paired Words

versatilely variability

Synonyms

versatileness flexibility

Antonyms

unversatility

Rhymes With

responsibility utility availability capability mobility flexibility reliability fertility hostility volatility nobility feasibility

Questions

How do you pronounce versatility?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɜː.səˈtɪl.ɪ.tiː/.
What does versatility mean?: The property of being versatile or having many different abilities.
Where does versatility come from?: Etymology tree English versatile Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English versatility From versatile + -ity.

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