Definitions for profile
ˈproʊ faɪlpro·file

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. profilenoun

   an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

   "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"

2. profilenoun

   an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)

3. profilenoun

   biographical sketch

4. visibility, profilenoun

   degree of exposure to public notice

   "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"

5. profileverb

   a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers

6. profileverb

   write about

   "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

7. profileverb

   represent in profile, by drawing or painting

Wiktionary(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. profilenoun

   the outermost shape, view, or edge of an object

   His fingers traced the profile of the handle.

2. profilenoun

   The shape, view, or shadow of a person's head from the side; a side view.

   The brooch showed the profile of a Victorian woman.

3. profilenoun

   A summary or collection of information, especially about a person

   Law enforcement assembled a profile of the suspect.

4. profilenoun

   a specific space or field in which users can provide various types of personal information in software or Internet systems

   I just updated my Facebook profile to show I got engaged.

5. profilenoun

   reputation

6. profilenoun

   the amount by which something protrudes

   Choose a handle with a low profile so it does not catch on things.

7. profilenoun

   prominence; noticeability

   Acting is, by nature, profession in which one must keep a high profile.

8. profilenoun

   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.

9. profilenoun

   character; totality of related characteristics; signature; status (especially in scientific, technical, or military uses)

   What's the thermal profile on that thing?

10. profileverb

    to create a summary or collection of information, especially about a person

11. profileverb

    to act based on such a summary; especially, to act on a stereotype. See profiling.

12. Etymology: From profil, from profilo, later also proffilo, from pro-, from pro + filo, from filum; see file.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Profilenoun

   an outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple

2. Profilenoun

   a human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the side face or half face

3. Profilenoun

   a section of any member, made at right angles with its main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like

4. Profilenoun

   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

5. Profilenoun

   to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member

6. Profilenoun

   to shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter around it

7. Etymology: [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See File arow, and cf. Purfle, Purl, a fringe.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Profile

   Profile is an album by American guitarist Pat Donohue, released in 2005. Most of the songs are written in a ragtime blues style that showcase Donohue's skillful guitar playing. In addition to his own compositions, Donohue also plays traditional blues songs, such as "Risin' River" and "Step it Up and Go".

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Profile

   prō′fīl, n. an outline: a head or portrait in a side-view: the side-face: the outline of any object without foreshortening: a vertical section of country to show the elevations and depressions.—v.t. to draw in profile: to make an outline of: (mech.) to give a definite form by chiselling, milling, &c.—ns. Prō′filist, one who takes or makes profiles; Profil′ograph, an instrument for automatically recording the profile of the ground it traverses. [It. profilo (Fr. profil)—L. pro, before, filum, a thread.]

The New Hacker's Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. profile

   1. A control file for a program, esp. a text file automatically read from each user's home directory and intended to be easily modified by the user in order to customize the program's behavior. Used to avoid hardcoded choices (see also dot file, rc file). 2. [techspeak] A report on the amounts of time spent in each routine of a program, used to find and tune away the hot spots in it. This sense is often verbed. Some profiling modes report units other than time (such as call counts) and/or report at granularities other than per-routine, but the idea is similar. 3.[techspeak] A subset of a standard used for a particular purpose. This sense confuses hackers who wander into the weird world of ISO standards no end!

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. profile

   See flight profile.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. profile

   A section of a parapet or other work in fortification.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. profile

   To input truthful personal information on an online account or application to describe the person with the username and other truthful, accurate and specific information required to have the account.

   Online profiles are truthful and honest.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 8, 2020  

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1. profile

   Song lyrics by profile -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by profile on the Lyrics.com website.

Etymology and Origins(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Profile

   The outline of a side view, so called from the Italian profilo, and Latin filum, a thread.

Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Profile

   the outline as seen from the side.

Matched Categories

1. • Authorship
   • Biography
   • Chart
   • Outline
   • Represent
   • Salience
   • Write

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'profile' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4096

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'profile' in Nouns Frequency: #1446

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of profile in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of profile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of profile in a Sentence

1. Mark Baldassare:

   What's going to be the profile of these Democrats from Republican districts? will they get somebody who says they want single payer healthcare, or will they talk about economic mobility?

2. Sean Hannity:

   I’m sweating profusely, thinking, ‘I’m never getting invited back here again,’ but they used me a bit to fill in for him and it was such a great opportunity, I couldn’t believe it. I’m very grateful and thankful that he helped… it certainly raised my profile a lot.

3. Michael Stone:

   There's no particular profile. You couldn't predict it in advance. There are probably many other wonderful and psychologically strong people who end up dead.

4. Otis President Philippe Delpech:

   That's not the usual profile of a service industry, there are too many accidents and the vast majority of these accidents come from units maintained by a small company. That will benefit OEMs.

5. Robert Frenck:

   Beyond the clinical trials now, we've given literally hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine to adults and teenagers throughout the country, if we haven't seen anything with the hundreds of millions of doses, we're not going to see anything -- so I think parents should feel comfortable that this vaccine has been given to lots and lots and lots of -- literally to hundreds of millions of people, and that it continues to show a very good safety profile.

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