Definition of Relief

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Relief

The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.

Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry.

That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.

A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.

The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on which it is formed.

The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc., to any figure.

The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch.

The elevations and surface undulations of a country.

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Relief Quotations

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
Mark Twain

For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous times at parties that it's time to go home. It has been a source of relief to a dinner companion. It has been a status symbol in the maternity ward.
Erma Bombeck

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.
Colin Powell

Death will be a great relief. No more interviews.
Katharine Hepburn

And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
Marcus Aurelius

Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?
William Blake

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
Charlie Chaplin

For fast-acting relief try slowing down.
Lily Tomlin

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

The faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness.
F. Scott Fitzgerald

Relief Translations

relief in German is Erleichterung, Relief {n}
relief in Italian is faccilitazione
relief in Spanish is alivio, asistencia

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