low profile

low pos·ture

[loh proh-fahyl]

noun

1. a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.

low profile

noun

1. 1. a position or attitude characterized by a deliberate avoidance of prominence or publicity

   2. ( as modifier )

      a low-profile approach

adjective

1. (of a tyre) wide in relation to its height

Other Word Forms

• low-profile adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of low profile¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Idioms and Phrases

see keep a low profile.