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profiled

pro·file
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-fahyl]
    • /ˈproʊ faɪl/
    • /ˈprəʊfaɪld/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-fahyl]
    • /ˈproʊ faɪl/

Definitions of profiled word

  • noun profiled the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side. 1
  • noun profiled a picture or representation of the side view of a head. 1
  • noun profiled an outlined view, as of a city or mountain. 1
  • noun profiled an outline of an object, as a molding, formed on a vertical plane passed through the object at right angles to one of its principal horizontal dimensions. 1
  • noun profiled a drawing or the like representing this. 1
  • noun profiled Surveying. a vertical section of the ground surface taken parallel to a survey line. Compare cross section (def 6). 1

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Origin of profiled

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; (noun) < Italian prof(f)ilo, noun derivative of profilare “to delineate, outline,” equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -filare, derivative of filo “line, thread” < Latin fīlum

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Parts of speech for Profiled

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

profiled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

profiled usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for profiled

adj profiled

  • mapped — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.

adjective profiled

  • charted — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
  • diagramed — Simple past tense and past participle of diagram.
  • epitomised — Simple past tense and past participle of epitomise.
  • epitomized — Simple past tense and past participle of epitomize.
  • graphed — Simple past tense and past participle of graph.

verb profiled

  • crayon — A crayon is a pencil containing coloured wax or clay, or a rod of coloured wax used for drawing.
  • drew — simple past tense of draw.
  • graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.

noun profiled

  • mugged — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.

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