Dictionary entry details
• RELIEF (noun)
Meaning:
The feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
alleviation; assuagement; relief
Context example:
as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
comfort (a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment)
Meaning:
The condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
relief; ease
Context examples:
he enjoyed his relief from responsibility / getting it off his conscience gave him some ease
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
comfort; comfortableness (a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief"):
reprieve; respite (a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort)
Meaning:
(law) redress awarded by a court
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
amends; damages; indemnification; indemnity; redress; restitution (a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Meaning:
Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
stand-in; reliever; fill-in; backup man; backup; substitute; relief
Context examples:
the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes / we need extra employees for summer fill-ins
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
compeer; equal; match; peer (a person who is of equal standing with another in a group)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief"):
locum; locum tenens (someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession)
double; stunt man; stunt woman (a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts)
alternate; replacement; surrogate (someone who takes the place of another person)
Meaning:
Assistance in time of difficulty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
succour; succor; ministration; relief
Context example:
the contributions provided some relief for the victims
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
aid; assist; assistance; help (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief"):
comfort; consolation; solace (the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction)
mercy (alleviation of distress; showing great kindness toward the distressed)
Meaning:
A pause for relaxation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
rest period; rest; respite; relief
Context example:
people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
break; intermission; interruption; pause; suspension (a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief"):
breath; breather; breathing place; breathing space; breathing spell; breathing time (a short respite)
Meaning:
A change for the better
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
easing; moderation; relief
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
alteration; change; modification (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief"):
disembarrassment (something that extricates you from embarrassment)
breath of fresh air (a welcome relief)
Meaning:
Aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he has been on relief for many years
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
social welfare; welfare (governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need)
Meaning:
The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
alleviation; easement; easing; relief
Context example:
he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
decrease; diminution; reduction; step-down (the act of decreasing or reducing something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief"):
spasmolysis (the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms)
detente (the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations))
palliation (easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause)
liberalisation; liberalization; relaxation (the act of making less strict)
Meaning:
Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
relievo; rilievo; sculptural relief; embossment; relief
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relief"):
half-relief; mezzo-relievo; mezzo-rilievo (a sculptural relief between low relief and high relief)
bas relief; basso relievo; basso rilievo; low relief (a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut)
alto relievo; alto rilievo; high relief (a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth)
Meaning:
The act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta
Hypernyms ("relief" is a kind of...):
freeing; liberation; release (the act of liberating someone or something)
