profile
Outline of face
A profile is a shorthand representation of another thing that gives essential information.
Traditionally, a profile was an outline of the side view of a person’s face.
Today, your profile on a social media site tells basic things about you.
A profile picture is one that you intend to be representative of you.
A profile can also be the general idea of something that exists in the public mind: How can we raise the profile of our company?
The verb profile is to make a profile of someone or something.
To racially profile someone is to view them with bias because of their race.
Summary of key elements
- contourBounding line of shape
- shapeExternal outline of something
- shadowLight blocked by object
- formShape or document
figure · cutout · cameo · lineament · geometry · curvature · dimension · proportion
Account identification string
- passwordAuthentication string
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- avatarDigital user representation
settings · privacy · bio · handle · verification · dashboard · preferences · logout
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- lifeAnimate state
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- narrativeAccount of events
legacy · portrait · sketch · dossier · backgrounder · exposé · retrospective · saga
Distinguishing quality or element
- interviewFormal questioning session
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
article · story · obituary · backgrounder · column · editorial · write-up · coverage
View through interior
- cutawayView with exterior removed
- elevationHeight above reference point
- sectionDistinct divided part
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
slice · view · drawing · schematic · blueprint · technical · engineering · geological
Relating to psychological measurement
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- behavioralRelating to conduct
offender · criminal · demographic · customer · voter · risk · screening · evaluation
Notable status or visibility
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- standingPosition, physical or social
- statusOne's relative position
- presenceState of being somewhere
image · stature · credibility · influence · recognition · notoriety · fame · exposure
outline
Summary of key elements
form · figure · cutout · cameo · lineament · geometry · curvature · dimension · proportion · symmetry
username
Account identification string
- passwordAuthentication string
- loginAuthentication act or screen
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
avatar · settings · privacy · bio · handle · verification · dashboard · preferences · logout · signup
memoir
Written personal recollection
- autobiographySelf-penned life narrative
- lifeAnimate state
- chronicleOrdered historical record
narrative · legacy · portrait · sketch · dossier · backgrounder · exposé · retrospective · saga · journey
feature
Distinguishing quality or element
- interviewFormal questioning session
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
portrait · article · story · obituary · backgrounder · column · editorial · write-up · coverage · headline
cross-section
View through interior
diagram · slice · view · drawing · schematic · blueprint · technical · engineering · geological · terrain
psychometric
Relating to psychological measurement
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- personalityCharacteristic mental patterns
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
behavioral · offender · criminal · demographic · customer · voter · risk · screening · evaluation · analysis
prominence
Notable status or visibility
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- standingPosition, physical or social
- statusOne's relative position
presence · image · stature · credibility · influence · recognition · notoriety · fame · exposure · publicity
- nonfictionbiography, autobiography, biographies, history, memoir
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
- Facebooklike, comment, share, post, friend
- social mediaposts, post, influencer status, followers, tweet
- accountaccount, login, username, logout, sign-in
- biography termsbiography, life stories, memoir, autobiography, life story
profilefull face
View from directly ahead
frontal view · front view · full-face · head-on · frontal
profileinvisibility
State of being unseen
anonymity · obscurity · low profile · inconspicuousness · hiddenness
- low profileInconspicuous public presence
- keep a low profileRemain unnoticed deliberately
- profile pictureAccount identification image
- high profileWidely known, much-discussed
- keeping a low profileAvoiding notice deliberately
- criminal profilingInferring suspect characteristics behaviorally