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Relief   /rɪlˈif/  /rilˈif/   Listen
Relief

noun
1.
The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced.  Synonyms: alleviation, assuagement.
2.
The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress).  Synonym: ease.  "Getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
3.
(law) redress awarded by a court.
4.
Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult).  Synonyms: backup, backup man, fill-in, reliever, stand-in, substitute.  "We need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
5.
Assistance in time of difficulty.  Synonyms: ministration, succor, succour.
6.
A pause for relaxation.  Synonyms: respite, rest, rest period.
7.
A change for the better.  Synonyms: easing, moderation.
8.
Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped.
9.
The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance).  Synonyms: alleviation, easement, easing.
10.
Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background.  Synonyms: embossment, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief.
11.
The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged.



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"Relief" Quotes from Famous Books



... enthusiast whose wits are unsettled; and there is little on the lips of Alceste, the misanthrope of Moliere; but for both of them life would have been easier had they known how to laugh. Cervantes himself, and Moliere also, found relief in laughter for their melancholy; and it was the sense of humor which kept them tolerantly interested in the spectacle of humanity, altho life had prest hardly on them both. On Mark Twain also life has left its scars; but he has bound up his wounds and battled forward with ...
— Inquiries and Opinions • Brander Matthews
... husband but the Manor as well. Everything depended on her. Every moment she expected to see the troops following them and the call to fire, but after a short rest, the order to march was given and Lady Betty drew a sigh of relief. ...
— The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan • Lizette M. Edholm
... of relief at the fact that it was not Smerdyakov, but Mitya, who had committed the murder, though he might have been expected to feel the opposite. He did not want to analyze the reason for this feeling, and even felt a positive repugnance at prying into his ...
— The Brothers Karamazov • Fyodor Dostoyevsky
... followed his words. The lamplight flickered on Dick's face, throwing into strong relief every set grim feature. His lips were tightly compressed—a single straight line across his stern face. His eyes never varied; they were almost unbearably bright. They held Saltash's with a tensity of purpose that was greater than ...
— The Obstacle Race • Ethel M. Dell
... would open to the fancy of young Ferguson, was congenial to his ardent imagination and enthusiastic spirit. He therefore joyfully accepted the post, which was kindly and delicately offered as a means of employment and support to himself and of pecuniary relief to his parents, as a stepping-stone to fortune; while the romance with which his disposition was tinged, served to picture to his prophetic vision, scenes of official gradation and pre-eminence. How often do young men of similar temperament indulge ...
— Fern Vale (Volume 1) - or the Queensland Squatter • Colin Munro


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