Diligent vs. Versatile — What's the Difference?

Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties

Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

Marked by persevering, painstaking effort.

Changeable; inconstant.

Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.

Capable of doing many things competently.

Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.

Having varied uses or serving many functions

Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.

Variable or inconstant; changeable

Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness;

(Biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions, as the loosely attached anthers of certain flowers.

Characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks;

Capable of doing many things competently.

Having varied uses or many functions.

Changeable or inconstant.

(biology) Capable of moving freely in all directions.

(gay slang) Capable of taking either a penetrative (top) or receptive (bottom) role in anal sex.

(BDSM) Being a switch; capable of taking either a dominant or a submissive role.

Capable of being turned round.

Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; inconstant; as, a versatile disposition.

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.

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.

(used of persons) having many skills

Having great diversity or variety;

Changeable or inconstant;

Competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another;

Able to move freely in all directions;