relief
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve.
Noun edit
relief (countable and uncountable, plural reliefs)
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- I sighed with relief when I found out that my daughter hadn't got lost, but was waiting for me at home.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness, […] . It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict[1]:
- Tony's face expressed relief, and Nettie sat silent for a moment until the vicar said “It was a generous impulse, but it may have been a momentary one, […] .”
- 2020 April 8, Philip Haigh, “Out of the current crisis we could see meaningful changes”, in Rail, page 56:
- DfT's action was greeted with great relief in many quarters.
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
- Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.
- 1963 February, “Motive Power Miscellany: London Midland Region”, in Modern Railways, page 136:
- At Leeds a relief crew was waiting—but without a relief locomotive; after some discussion, the new men offered to take on the A3. [...].
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- Relief arrived quickly after the disaster.
- 1950 November, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Southern England”, in Railway Magazine, page 772:
- On busy days, they also may be seen bowling along the Brighton main line, north of Keymer Junction, with a relief Newhaven boat express, […] .
- (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
Synonyms edit
- (removal of stress and discomfort): ease, alleviation, liss, respite
- (feeling of removal of stress and discomfort): ease, alleviation, liss
- (person who takes over a shift): stand-in, substitute, backup, fill-in
Derived terms edit
- ancillary relief
- breathe a sigh of relief
- comic relief
- corollary relief
- debt relief
- high relief
- hydrostatic pressure relief system
- indoor relief
- judicial relief
- low relief
- outdoor relief
- out-relief
- pain relief
- poor relief
- prayer for relief
- relief agency
- relief drinking
- relief pitcher
- relief printing
- relief teacher
- relief tube
- relief valve
- relief worker
- relieve
- sigh of relief
- strain relief
- tax relief
- that's a relief
Translations edit
removal of stress or discomfort
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feeling associated with removal of stress or discomfort
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person who takes over a shift
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humanitarian aid or assistance
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aid or assistance offered in time of need
law: court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, redress
reduction in tax
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composition on heir
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked: "exemption, liberation, exoneration, derogation"
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Etymology 2 edit
From Italian rilievo, from rilevare (“to raise”), from Latin relevō (“to raise”).
Noun edit
relief (countable and uncountable, plural reliefs)
- (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- (countable) A sculpture or other artwork made with such a method.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- the relief on that part of the Earth's surface
- 1947 January and February, “A Winter's Day on the Tyneside”, in Railway Magazine, page 29, photo caption:
- The approach to Newcastle (Central) Station from the north after a heavy snowfall. The complicated track layout is thrown into clear relief by the snow [referring to dark rails poking through the snow]
- Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast.
- 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto XXIV, page 41:
- And is it that the haze of grief
Hath stretch’d my former joy so great?
The lowness of the present state,
That sets the past in this relief?
- (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
Synonyms edit
- (type of artwork): embossing
- (difference of elevations on a surface): texture, topography
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
type of artwork
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apparent difference in elevation
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difference of elevations on a surface
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Adjective edit
relief (comparative more relief, superlative most relief)
- (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities.
- Of or used in letterpress.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
relief n (singular definite relieffet, plural indefinite relieffer)
- relief (work of art)
Inflection edit
Declension of relief
neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | relief | relieffet | relieffer | reliefferne |
genitive | reliefs | relieffets | relieffers | relieffernes |
References edit
- “relief” in Den Danske Ordbog
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French, from relever.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
relief m (plural reliefs)
- projection, relief
- (geography, mineralogy) relief, surface elevation
- (figuratively) contrast, definition, offset (against something else)
- mettre en relief ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- (sculpture) relief
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Bulgarian: реле́ф (reléf)
- → Danish: relief
- → Polish: relief
- → Romanian: relief
- → Russian: рельеф (relʹjef)
- → Swedish: relief
- → Turkish: rölyef
Further reading edit
- “relief”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French relief, from Old French relief, from relever, from Latin relevare.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
relief m inan
Declension edit
Declension of relief
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
relief n (plural reliefuri)
- relief (difference of elevations on the Earth's surface)
Related terms edit
Swedish edit
Noun edit
relief c
- a relief (type of artwork)
Declension edit
Declension of relief | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | relief | reliefen | reliefer | relieferna |
Genitive | reliefs | reliefens | reliefers | reliefernas |
Derived terms edit
- reliefkarta (“relief map”)
References edit
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