relief

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈliːf/ Rhymes: -iːf Hyphenation: re‧lief === Etymology 1 === From Old French relief (“assistance”), from Old French relever (“to relieve”), from Latin relevare (“to raise up, make light”). See also relieve. ==== Noun ==== relief (countable and uncountable, plural reliefs) The removal of stress or discomfort. Synonyms: ease, alleviation, liss, respite; see also Thesaurus:consolation The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort. Synonyms: ease, alleviation, liss Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another. The person who takes over a shift for another. Synonyms: stand-in, substitute, backup, fill-in Aid or assistance offered in time of need. (military) Military assistance to break a siege or an encirclement. (law) Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress. Synonyms: amends, recompense, remuneration; see also Thesaurus:compensation 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. (golf) Permission for a player to move their ball to a more convenient spot before taking a shot, under certain circumstances. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Ellipsis of relief teacher. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Italian rilievo, from rilevare (“to raise”), from Latin relevō (“to raise”). ==== Noun ==== 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. Synonym: embossing 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. Synonyms: texture, topography Relative distinctness, perceived difference due to contrast. (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== relief (comparative more relief, superlative most relief) (of a surface) Characterized by surface inequalities. Of or used in letterpress. === Anagrams === refile, e-filer, relfie, Leifer, relife, liefer, Feiler == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French relief === Noun === relief n (singular definite relieffet, plural indefinite relieffer) relief (work of art) ==== Inflection ==== === References === “relief” in Den Danske Ordbog == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French, from relever. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁə.ljɛf/ === Noun === relief m (plural reliefs) projection, relief (geography, mineralogy) relief, surface elevation (figuratively) contrast, definition, offset (against something else) (mettre en relief) Make evident; give emphasis (to something), make stand out, highlight. (sculpture) relief ==== Derived terms ==== bas-relief haut-relief ==== Descendants ==== → Bulgarian: реле́ф (reléf) → Danish: relief → Dutch: reliëf → Polish: relief → Romanian: relief → Russian: рельеф (relʹjef) → Serbo-Croatian: рељеф / reljef → Pannonian Rusyn: релєф (reljef) → Swedish: relief → Turkish: rölyef === Further reading === “relief”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French relief. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.ljɛf/ Rhymes: -ɛljɛf Syllabification: re‧lief === Noun === relief m inan (related adjective reliefowy) (sculpture) relief (sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background) Synonym: płaskorzeźba (geology) relief, landform, terrain (area of land or the particular features of it) Synonym: rzeźba terenu ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “relief”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “relief”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) relief in PWN's encyclopedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French relief. === Noun === relief n (plural reliefuri) relief (difference of elevations on the Earth's surface) ==== Related terms ==== reliefa reliefare reliefat == Swedish == === Noun === relief c a relief (type of artwork) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== reliefkarta (“relief map”) === References === “relief”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “relief”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “relief”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)