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say it: PROH-fahyl
profile is a noun and verb meaning "an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics". It carries 7 recorded senses.
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”
an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)
biographical sketch
degree of exposure to public notice
“that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election”
a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers
represent in profile, by drawing or painting
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for profile come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.