If a magazine editor asks you to write a profile of an up and coming novelist, she's asking you to write a biographical sketch, to give the readers a sense of the novelist as a person.
An outline, or contour;
Noun
biographical sketch
Noun
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"
Noun
a vertical section of the Earth''s crust showing the different horizons or layers
Noun
a side view representation of an object (especially a human face)
Noun
degree of exposure to public notice; "that candidate does not have sufficient visibility to win an election"; "he prefers a low profile"
Verb
represent in profile, by drawing or painting
Verb
write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"
n.
An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.
n.
A human head represented sidewise, or in a side view; the
side face or half face.
n.
A section of any member, made at right angles with its
main lines, showing the exact shape of moldings and the like.
n.
A drawing exhibiting a vertical section of the ground
along a surveyed line, or graded work, as of a railway, showing
elevations, depressions, grades, etc.
n.
to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an
architectural member.
n.
To shape the outline of an object by passing a cutter
around it.
Profile
Profile
An outline, or contour;
to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an architectural member.
Usage Examples
There are actually quite high profile British TV star cameos in it that you probably wouldn't even notice, that the British wouldn't even notice, let alone the American audience.
I try to keep a low profile in general. Not with my art, but just as a person.
The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile.
I want to stay healthy, keep fit, eat well, keep a low profile and be a good dad.
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service.
Misspelled Formprofile, oprofile, 0profile, lprofile, orofile, 0rofile, lrofile, porofile, p0rofile, plrofile, perofile, p4rofile, p5rofile, ptrofile, pfrofile, peofile, p4ofile, p5ofile, ptofile, pfofile, preofile, pr4ofile, pr5ofile, prtofile, prfofile, priofile, pr9ofile, pr0ofile, prpofile, prlofile, prifile, pr9file, pr0file, prpfile, prlfile, proifile, pro9file, pro0file, propfile, prolfile, prodfile, prorfile, protfile, progfile, provfile, procfile, prodile, prorile, protile, progile, provile, procile, profdile, profrile, proftile, profgile, profvile, profcile, profuile, prof8ile, prof9ile, profoile, profjile, profkile, profule, prof8le, prof9le, profole, profjle, profkle, profiule, profi8le, profi9le, profiole, profijle, profikle, profikle, profiole, profiple, profi:le, profike, profioe, profipe, profi:e, profilke, profiloe, profilpe, profil:e, profilwe, profil3e, profil4e, profilre, profilse, profilde, profilw, profil3, profil4, profilr, profils, profild, profilew, profile3, profile4, profiler, profiles, profiled.
Other Usage ExamplesWhile it is true that we must seek value added industries like food processing plants and call center operations, we must do what is necessary to expand and develop our economic profile.
My generation of bossy, confident, baby-boom women were something brand new in history. Our energy and assertiveness weren't created by Betty Friedan, unknown before her 1963 book, or by Gloria Steinem, whose political activism, as even the Lifetime profile admitted, did not begin until 1969.
I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article or profile a subject - skills that I assumed would be useless when it came to fiction. It was from my imagination that the characters in my story would emerge.
If I had to play only for people who liked the music because they heard it on the radio, it wouldn't make me happy. That's why I'm working so hard to have, yes, a profile as an artist, but also a profile as a DJ.
Over the years, I've been trying to build a relationship with an audience. I've tried to maintain as much of a low profile as I could so that those characters would emerge and their relationship with audiences would be protected.
This sympathy is not translated into force against the British government because it is not like the anti- apartheid movement which had a high profile here and Mandela is a more engaging figure than Yasser Arafat.
Comments