- Types Of Speech
- You can use relief as a noun in a sentence.
- About Relief
- A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters e, f, i, l, and r, 3 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters li. Relief starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters r, re, rel, reli, relie, and the ending characters are f, ef, ief, lief, elief, ..
- Definition
- The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Relief is set as a grade four word that starts with r, ends with f, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 6 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is relief a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Relief in Pig Latin is said as "eliefray or eliefrway".
- Unigram
- r | e | l | i | e | f
- Bigram
- re | el | li | ie | ef
- Trigram
- rel | eli | lie | ief
- Quadrigram
- reli | elie | lief
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance);
"he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" - the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged;
"he asked for troops for the relief of Atlanta" - aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped;
"he has been on relief for many years" - assistance in time of difficulty;
"the contributions provided some relief for the victims" - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background
- a change for the better
- the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced;
"as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief" - someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult);
"the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes";
"we need extra employees for summer fill-ins" - (law) redress awarded by a court;
"was the relief supposed to be protection from future harm or compensation for past injury?" - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress);
"he enjoyed his relief from responsibility";
"getting it off his conscience gave him some ease" - a pause for relaxation;
"people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abatement | the act of abating "laws enforcing noise abatement" |
| Abating | decreasing in amount or intensity |
| Abridgement | a shortened version of a written work |
| Abridgment | a shortened version of a written work |
| Absolute Interest | |
| Absolution | the act of absolving or remitting formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
| Acceleration | the act of accelerating increasing the speed |
| Adc | |
| Agent | the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the hapening denoted by the verb in the clause |
| Agentive Role |
View all cognitive synonyms for Relief
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Relief | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" |
| Ferlie |
View English words with the unique letters used in relief. Words With The Letters Efilr
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allay | satisfy (thirst) "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| Alleviate | provide physical relief, as from pain "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| Assuage | provide physical relief, as from pain "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| Comfort | the act of consoling giving relief in affliction "his presence was a consolation to her" |
| Ease | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) "took his repose by the swimming pool" |
| Palliate | provide physical relief, as from pain "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| Relieve | provide physical relief, as from pain "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| Still | a plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Diminution | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Reduction | the act of reducing complexity |
| Step Down |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Detente | the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations) |
| Liberalisation | the act of making less strict |
| Liberalization | the act of making less strict |
| Palliation | to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious |
| Relaxation | the act of making less strict |
| Spasmolysis | the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Failure (7 letters) | 10 +1 | 12 +2 | aefilru | ||
| Firewall (8 letters) | 14 +5 | 16 +6 | aefillrw | ||
| Riffle (6 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | riffle | ||
| Relief (6 letters) | 9 | 10 | relief | ||
| Freetail (8 letters) | 11 +2 | 12 +2 | aeefilrt | ||
| Firefly (7 letters) | 16 +7 | 16 +6 | firefly | ||
| Airfield (8 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | adefiilr | ||
| Flexeril (8 letters) | 18 +9 | 20 +10 | flexeril | ||
| Fairlead (8 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | fairlead | ||
| Filature (8 letters) | 11 +2 | 13 +3 | filature | ||
| Filler (6 letters) | 9 | 11 +1 | refill | ||
| Filter (6 letters) | 9 | 10 | filter | ||
| Lucifer (7 letters) | 12 +3 | 15 +5 | lucifer | ||
| Refill (6 letters) | 9 | 11 +1 | refill | ||
| Rifle (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | rifle | ||
| Trifle (6 letters) | 9 | 10 | filter | ||
| Flier (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | rifle | ||
| Balefire (8 letters) | 13 +4 | 15 +5 | balefire | ||
| Wildfire (8 letters) | 15 +6 | 16 +6 | wildfire | ||
| Filbert (7 letters) | 12 +3 | 14 +4 | filbert | ||
| Fireball (8 letters) | 13 +4 | 16 +6 | fireball | ||
| Lifter (6 letters) | 9 | 10 | filter | ||
| Vilifier (8 letters) | 14 +5 | 16 +6 | efiiilrv | ||
| Fielder (7 letters) | 11 +2 | 12 +2 | refiled | ||
| Filer (5 letters) | 8 | 9 | rifle |
Relief Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With R
- Ends With F
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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