How to spell profile

Profile is spelled P-R-O-F-I-L-E. Pro + file: it ends with the word file, F-I-L-E.

hear itpro·file/'proʊfaɪl/nounRules and real life

What it means: An outline or side view of something.

In a sentence: She drew a side profile of her pet cat.

Same family: profiles, profiling, high-profile, low-profile, professional-profile. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Profile comes from the Italian word "profilo," meaning an outline or contour, originally referring to a side view of a face in art. Over time, it expanded from describing a physical outline to describing the public image or visibility of a person, group, or organization.

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