profile
Definitions
- The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
- A line marking and shaping the outer form of an object:contour, delineation, outline, silhouette.
- The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.
- side view; side-on view
- the view of a face, head etc from the side; a side view. She has a beautiful profile. profiel صورَةٌ جانِبِيَّه профил perfil profil das Profil profil κατατομή, προφίλperfil profiil نیمرخ profiili profilפרופיל, צדודית पार्श्व चित्र profil profil vangasvipur/-mynd profilo 横顔 옆얼굴 profilis profils tampang sisi profielprofilprofil د نيم مخ تصوير perfil profil профиль profil profil profil profil รูปหน้าด้านข้าง profil, yan görünüş 側面像，輪廓 профіль يک رخي نقشہ nét mặt nhìn nghiêng 侧面像，轮廓
- A summary or collection of information, especially about a person.
- profile; profile page
- perfil, bosquejo, esbozo;biochemical ___ → ___ bioquímico;
- A specific page or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems.
- A side view of an object or structure, especially of the human head.
- Reputation, prominence; noticeability.
- An outline of an object. See Synonyms at outline.
- The amount by which something protrudes.
- Degree of exposure to public notice; visibility: preferred to keep a low profile.
- A smoothed (e.g., troweled or brushed) vertical surface of an excavation showing evidence of at least one feature or diagnostic specimen; the graphic recording of such as by sketching, photographing, etc.
- A biographical account presenting the subject's most noteworthy characteristics and achievements.
- Character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses).
- A set of characteristics that identify or are thought to identify a particular type of person: The police assembled a profile of the car thief.
- A section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of mouldings etc.
- Geology A vertical section of soil or rock showing the sequence of the various layers.
- A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
- To draw or shape a profile of.
- An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
- A user's preferences.
Equivalents
27 more languages
Češtinaprofil
Ελληνικάπροφίλ
Suomiääriviivaesiintyminenhenkilökuvahenkilökuvausleikkausominaisuudetpoikkileikkausprofiiliprofiilipelaajaprofiloidarankasiluettisivukuvaulkonemavapautusvemppa
Gaeilgepróifíl
Galegoperfil
Magyaraktivitásidőmismertetőjelenlétjellemzésjellemzőkkörvonalláthatóságleírásportréprofilszelvényvázlat
Bahasa Indonesiapenampilan
Italianoprofilo
Latviešuraksturojums
Македонскипрофил
Nederlandsprofiel
Portuguêsperfil
Svenskaprofil
Українськапрофіль
Examples
“His fingers traced the profile of the handle⟳.”
“The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.”
“Driver's licenses have⟳ a photograph of the person on them, which is in full face⟳ if the person is above legal drinking age, or in profile if not.”
“Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect⟳.”
“I just updated my Facebook profile to show⟳ I got engaged.”
“After getting permisssion from my mom, I personal messaged ten different Harveys from her profile who seemed “obviously” Native and lived in Phoenix.”
“Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep⟳ a high profile.”
“Choose⟳ a handle⟳ with a low profile so it does not catch⟳ on things.”
“What's the thermal profile on that thing?”
“A roaming profile allows your settings to follow⟳ you from one computer to another across a network.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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