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Profile: Definition, Common Uses & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：personal summary (profile)

profile 🔊

/ˈprəʊfaɪl/

A short description of someone's life, work, or character, often found online or on a form.

personal summary 🔊

➕

/ˈpɜːsənl ˈsʌməri/

A brief description of a person's background, characteristics, or achievements, commonly used on digital platforms or official forms.

📁 Category：Social Roles 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'profilare' (to draw in outline): pro- (forth) + filum (a thread, line).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a PRO FILE: a file that professionally summarizes a person.

📖 Example

I updated my social media profile to include my new job and my love for hiking. 🔊 I updated my social media personal summary to include my new job and my love for hiking.

🔗 Collocations

online profile – A summary of a person presented on the internet.

detailed profile – A comprehensive description with many specifics.

update a profile – To refresh or modify the information in a summary.

🔄 Synonyms

bio (n.) – A very short, informal biography.

biography (n.) – A detailed account of a person's life.

resume (n.) – A formal document summarizing work experience and qualifications.

🚫 Antonyms

anonymity (n.) – The state of being unknown or unidentifiable.

🌱 Derivatives

profile (v.) – To describe or summarize the main features of someone or something.

profiling (n.) – The act or process of creating a profile, sometimes with controversial implications (e.g., racial profiling).

📖 Cultural Story

Originates from Italian 'profilo' (an outline), influenced by Old French 'profil'. Initially described a side-view portrait. Now central to digital identity on social media and professional platforms.

Meaning 2：side view (profile)

profile 🔊

/ˈprəʊfaɪl/

The shape of someone or something seen from the side, like the edge of their face or body.

side view 🔊

➕

/saɪd vjuː/

The outline or shape of something as seen from the side.

📁 Category：Culture & History 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The setting sun made a beautiful profile of the mountains against the orange sky. 🔊 The setting sun created a beautiful side view of the mountains against the orange sky.

🔗 Collocations

mountain profile – The distinctive outline of a mountain range against the sky.

face in profile – A view of a person's face from the side.

sharp profile – A side view with very clear and defined edges.

🔄 Synonyms

silhouette (n.) – A dark shape and outline against a lighter background.

outline (n.) – A line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object.

contour (n.) – The shape or outline of a curving form.

🚫 Antonyms

front view (n.) – A view of something from the front.