n. sing. & pl. A verse or verses. See Verse, n. [ Obs. ] “Ten vers or twelve.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being versable. [ R. ] Sterne [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. versabilis: cf. F. versable. See Versatile. ] Capable of being turned. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Versability. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Universal. [ Obs. or Colloq. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. versans, p. pr. of versare to turn about frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See Versatile. ] Familiar; conversant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Men not versant with courts of justice. Sydney Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See Verse. ] 1. Capable of being turned round. Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as, a versatile disposition. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as, versatile genius; a versatile politician. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . . was the quick and versatile [ Charles ] Montagu. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Ver"sa*tile*ly, adv. -- -- Ver"sa*tile*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. versatilité. ] The quality or state of being versatile; versatileness. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. ] See Society verses, under Society. [ 1913 Webster ]