noun

1. 1. a side view of the face
   2. a drawing of such a view
2. a view of anything in contour; outline the profile of a distant hill
3. ☆ a short, vivid biographical and character sketch
4. a degree of exposure to or contact with others, esp. the public a celebrity who keeps a low profile after a scandal
5. 1. a graph, diagram, piece of writing, etc. presenting or summarizing data relevant to a particular person or thing
   2. a set of characteristics developed for use in identifying persons or things as being likely to belong to a certain group
6. Archit. a side or sectional elevation of a building, etc.

Etymology: It profilo < profilare, to outline < pro- (< L pro-), before + filo (< L filum), thread, line: see pro & file

transitive verb profiled -·filed′, profiling -·fil′·ing

1. to sketch, write, or make a profile of
2. to give a specified profile to
3. to prepare a profile () of